Intro -- Cheryl Harris LO4120

Cheryl Lynne Harris (clh0004@jove.acs.unt.edu)
Wed, 6 Dec 1995 23:38:57 -0600 (CST)

My name is Cheryl Harris, and I am a Master's student in
Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of North Texas in
Denton, Texas. I just recently subscribed to this mailing list, and I am
overwhelmed by the thoughtful responses!
We are discussing learning organization and how it relates to
training and development in one of my classes. One of our assignments is
to gather information from those actually using the concepts in the real
world. If you are interested in helping (PLEASE), then reply to any or
all of the questions listed below. If you have additional comments, feel
free to add them. The more the merrier! Please include your name,
company, and position within the company (or consultant group, etc.)
Respond either here or to my personal mailbox (address listed below).
Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you!

1. Do you use the principles of learning organization? If so, how?

2. What types of infrastructure do you use to promote dialogue and
interpersonal interaction within the organization?

3. How do you push through the change into a learning organization?

4. How do you address people within the organization who do not want to
change?

5. How do you measure change in an organization?

6. Do you use the concept of shared vision? How?

7. What do you think about the concept of learning organization: fad or
here to stay?

8. In terms of training and development, what do you do now that you like
and what would you like to change?

9. What types of resources do you use for training and development?

10. How do you attempt to get management to view training as an investment
instead of an expense?

11. What do you feel are the critical factors necessary for learning to
occur?

12. What is your philosophy of adult learning in organizations?

13. What do you envision as the effective organization in twenty years?

14. What do we need to do to prepare for that future organization?

15. What kind of advice do you have for someone (like me!) who is just
entering the field of industrial/organizational psychology?

I know; lots of questions! Just pick the ones you want to answer.
Thanks again for your help!

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Cheryl Harris
CLH0004@jove.acs.unt.edu