Step D.Form partnerships

• What it means:

— Selecting partners who can teach

• How it works:

— Look beyond the organizational boundaries

— Develop strategic alliances

— Establish guidelines

— Align partnerships with organizational vision, strategy and goals

The Idea

Creating a learning organization extends beyond the bounds of our own organizations. We can learn from partners as well. Just as organizations need to hire people from whom they can learn, they could also select partners who have the ability to teach them as well.

Same time/different place/different time workgroup technologies have eliminated boundaries that once constrained the forming of partnerships. Individuals within multiple departments, organizations and geographic locations ...

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