The Power of the Learning Organization Overview/Description Target Audience Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Overview/Description
In the new Knowledge Age, the only successful organizations will be those that know how to gather, support, and manage knowledge. If you're a manager or trainer who wants to improve performance, you need support from the corporate culture. Take this course to discover what factors make up a learning organization, how to assess whether your organization has them, how to train leaders to support them, and how to create them if they're missing.
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, or trainers responsible for performance improvement
Expected Duration (hours)
3.0
Lesson Objectives The Learning Organization Defined
recognize the importance of the learning organization for performance improvement.
identify characteristics of a learning organization.
identify the six basic processes of a learning organization.
identify the characteristics that learning organizations share with Total Quality Management (TQM) and knowledge management.
Creating the Learning Organization
recognize the importance of corporate culture, structures, and measurement of learning for the success of a learning organization.
identify factors that indicate that the corporate culture is supportive of continuous learning.
identify processes for creating a learning organization.
match employee learning needs with appropriate learning designs.
identify processes for measuring learning at Kirkpatrick's Level 4, or ROI.
Providing Technological Resources
recognize the importance of learning and performance-support technologies for the learning organization.
identify important issues related to the use of learning technology.
choose appropriate applications for electronic performance-support systems.
match emerging technology terms with learning concepts.
Leaders for Learning
recognize the value of the right kind of management for a learning organization.
identify management roles and skills needed for a learning organization.
differentiate between learning situations that are and are not appropriate for coaching.
identify characteristics of the relationship between mentoring and the learning organization.
identify factors that contribute to treating employees as knowledge assets.
Course Number: KNOW0112