Leading the Learning Organization: Communication and Competencies for Managing Change (Suny Series, Human Communication Processes) [Paperback]

Alan T. Belasen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 079144368X | ISBN-13: 978-0791443682 | Publication Date: November 4, 1999

Leading the Learning Organization" provides students, executives, and managers with vital resources to lead their organizations to higher levels of performance. Using examples from companies such as General Electric, IBM, Kodak, and ABB, "Leading the Learning Organization" integrates the latest advances in strategic change, managerial leadership, continuous improvement, and learning and development. Belasen provides insightful and provocative views of how high-performance leaders use organizational learning to achieve breakthrough performance. He strongly argues that managers who avoid questioning their operating premises today will find themselves without market share tomorrow. "Leading the Learning Organization" is an insightful examination of a variety of modern corporate issues, including adjusting to the marketplace; linking the value chain; living with corporate downsizing; leading self-managed teams; communicating, learning, and developing competencies; managing the value-based organization; and initiating transformational learning.

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A valuable resource for leaders in healthcare organizations to help guide them through the tumultuous changes in our environment. -- Richard Boehler, M.D., Vice President for Medical Affairs, St. Peter's Hospital, Mercycare Corporation

Belasen outlines in great detail the cognitive and behavioral principles of communication-based high-performance leadership. -- Branislav Kovacic, editor of

Belasen provides a very comprehensive introduction to the various approaches and techniques that have been used to reinvigorate organizations. -- Marshall Scott Poole, Texas A&M University

I have seen few books of this type that do as good a job with as wide a range of sources. -- Marshall Scott Poole, Texas A&M University

Today's business professionals must . . . effectively manage changing paradigms. [Belasen] equips readers with a plan to succeed through invaluable strategies. -- Robert Lento, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Convergys Corporation

About the Author

Alan T. Belasen is Professor of Management and Organizational Communication at SUNY-Empire State College where he also developed a Web-based MBA in management. His research area and expertise is in the areas of assessing and developing managerial competency, organizational development and change. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Management Development Forum, a referee-based international review.

Product Details

• Paperback: 532 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press (November 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 079144368X
• ISBN-13: 978-0791443682
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #551,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Leadership Competency, October 5, 2007

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This review is from: Leading the Learning Organization: Communication and Competencies for Managing Change (Suny Series, Human Communication Processes) (Paperback)

Leading the Learning Organization is one of the first books I read as a graduate student and has remained a staple in my MBA library. As a high performance manager it is essential to understand the competing values framework (CVF). Belasen explores the contradictory, competing and conflicting expectations inherent in business and guides the reader to assess and then to integrate a flexible strategy into our own management paradigms.

As a leader dedicated to excellent service to the consumer, I agree with Belasen that the replacement of the old command structure with development of a committment culture is critical to sustainable 21st century leadership.

5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, January 1, 2000

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This review is from: Leading the Learning Organization: Communication and Competencies for Managing Change (Suny Series, Human Communication Processes) (Paperback)

I was impressed with the author's complete gasp of this difficult topic. This book is a must for any manager or would be manager. One of the finest books in the field and well worth the money.