| Description |
1 online resource (x, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Promise and the Power of Action Inquiry -- Learning Action Inquiry Leadership Skills -- Fundamentals of Action Inquiry -- Action Inquiry as a Manner of Speaking -- Action Inquiry as a Way of Organizing -- Interlude: Action Inquiry: The Idea and the Experience -- Transforming Leadership -- The Opportunist and the Diplomat: Action-logics you probably resort to, but don't want to be circumscribed by -- The Expert and the Achiever: The most common managerial action-logics -- The Individualist Action-Logic: Bridge to transforming leadership -- The Strategist Action-Logic: Developing transforming power -- Transforming Organizations -- Transforming Meetings, Teams, and Organizations -- Facilitating Organizational Transformations -- The Social Network Organization and Transformation Toward Collaborative Inquiry -- The Quintessence of Collaborative Inquiry -- The Ultimate Spiritual and Societal Intent of Action Inquiry -- The Fresh Action Awareness of Alchemists -- Creating Foundational Communities of Inquiry -- Concluding Scientific Postscript on Methods of Inquiry. |
| Summary |
Action inquiry is the process of transformational learning that individuals (and even whole organizations) can undertake to better assess current dangers and opportunities, act in a timely manner, and make future visions come true. Through short stories of leadership and organizational changes in the areas of business, politics, health care, and education, this book illustrates how this process can increase personal integrity, improve relationships, and lead to company profitability and long-term success. |
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Leadership.
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Organizational learning.
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Active learning.
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Experiential learning.
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Communication in organizations.
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Organizational change.
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Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership.
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Active learning. (OCoLC)fst00796275
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Communication in organizations. (OCoLC)fst00870217
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Experiential learning. (OCoLC)fst00918393
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Leadership. (OCoLC)fst00994701
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Organizational change. (OCoLC)fst01047828
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Organizational learning. (OCoLC)fst01047870
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| Added Author |
Cook-Greuter, Susanne R.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Torbert, William R., 1944- Action inquiry. San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler, ©2004 157675264X (DLC) 2003063777 (OCoLC)53793296 |
| ISBN |
9781605096339 (electronic bk.) |
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1605096334 (electronic bk.) |
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9781605096568 (electronic bk.) |
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1605096563 (electronic bk.) |
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