Scenario: Over the top

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: You are coaching a team inside a company. The problem presenter is the owner of that company. The problem person is very verbose and rambles on even after he has answered the question. You’ve asked him: “What question are you answering?” several times. He responds ‘that […]

Faz Kamaruddin

For us in AirAsia, Action Learning has helped introduce the concept of learning and leadership competencies in a manner that is practical and real, with teams working together to solve urgent, complex problems. For the past two years Action Learning has been positioned at the grassroots level, with priority focus on problem-solving and team-building skills. […]

Scenario: Side Conversation

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: As you are opening the session and you start by reinforcing the ground rules. While you are speaking two participants start chatting (they’ve been in many session and already know the rules).  

Scenario: Extended Break

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: When members of the team read their problem statement, what they read is clearly a solution. For instance – “Joe needs to hire me to do a team building activity with his team”.  

Hans Ploeg

Helmgras used Action Learning to create unity and connection between the teams of two recently merged schools. Nine team members were trained as Action Learning coaches to build and reshape the direction of the merged school from within. The coaches work on different priority areas and asking questions has become second nature within the school. […]

Scenario: Solution Statements

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: When members of the team read their problem statement, what they read is clearly a solution. For instance – “Joe needs to hire me to do a team building activity with his team”.  

Scenario: Silo-ed participants

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: Each member of the team is focused on their own line of questioning. This becomes particularly clear when participants start asking questions that have been asked by multiple participants.  

Howard He

In 2015, our CEO led our executive team to discover the WIAL Action Learning methodology. Later, it was applied to our management team. Now, it is widely used in the whole organization. Whenever we encounter a complex and important problem, we use Action Learning to find solutions. As a project manager of a new program, […]

Scenario: Eager Team Member

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: A member of the team you are coaching insists on answering questions that are being directed to the Problem Presenter  

Scenario: Long Problem Statement

As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation: You ask the problem presenter to briefly state the problem but the person continues on for an inordinate period of time not only stating the problem but also describing contextual details related to the problem.