High performance learning at work

Contends that high performance in terms of managerial learning, attainment and return on investment in learning can be readily achieved using the process of action learning. Profiles the contemporary origins of action learning and its application to business challenges and argues that it is the most appropriate learning approach for corporate business school/university structures. Suggests that to add value to the enterprise itself and to recognize the individual, companies should invest in their own accredited learning rather than sending high potential people away from the organization to study. Provides a case study illustration of how one UK hospitality firm secured a significant return on investment in learning during the early pilot work for IMCA Socrates – a corporate business school solution that offers an embedded system for accrediting learning at work.