Tim suggests that there is no need to call it learning if the
organisation is already engaged in it. I think this is not so.
I remember talking with a coach who had the best winning record in
basketball. Someone suggested he didn't need to talk about
"teamwork" because it was already the best team and everyone knew it
was about teamwork. He said, "No. We need to talk about it all the
time. That's the only way you keep it present."
The secret is in *how* you talk. Just talking *about* won't do it.
The point I was wanting to make is that they talk a lot about
learning. Like measure, report, explore, structure for, invest in,
etc. What they don't talk about is "being a learning organisation".
Why? I think because *that* term doesn't mean anything if you're
actually doing it.
-- Michael McMaster Michael@kbddean.demon.co.uk