Teaching Smart People How to Learn (Harvard Business Review Classics)

Argyris, Chris

ISBN 10: 1422126005 / ISBN 13: 9781422126004

Published by Harvard Business Review Press, 2008

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Synopsis:

Competitive success depends on learning, but most people, including professionals in leadership positions, are not very good at it. Learning is a function of how people reason about their own behavior. Yet most people engage in defensive reasoning when confronted with problems. They blame others and avoid examining critically the way they have contributed to problems. This classic article by Chris Argyris shows how companies that focus on continuously improving their managers' and employees' reasoning patterns can improve employee problem-solving and therefore increase success.

About the Author: Chris Argyris is the James Conant Professor of Education and Organizational Behavior Emeritus at Harvard University. He has consulted to numerous private and governmental organizations. He has received many awards including thirteen honorary degrees and Lifetime's Contributions Awards from the Academy of Management, American Psychological Association, and American Society of Training Directors. His most recent books are, Flawed Advice and the Management Trap (OUP, 1999), and Reasons and Rationalizations (OUP, 2004). A chair professorship was established in 1994 at Yale University. He is a Director Emeritus of Monitor Group.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Teaching Smart People How to Learn (Harvard ...
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good