Action Learning for Managers – An Australian View

Action learning is an exciting concept that has spread around the world following pioneering work by Professor Reg Revans who introduced the process after the Second World War. It is an on‐the‐job learning programme that enables managers in groups from diverse organisational backgrounds to work together to solve real problems, that have not previously been solved, in host organisations. Wlth the aid of a facilitator, the process draws on thc knowledge, skill and experience of participants and relies on their further questioning of the situation to evolve actions that are observed and further reviewed. Through this combination of programmed knowledge and questioning, not only are solutions evolved but, more importantly, the managers learn in a most effective way about how to improve their management skills.