How does learning influence action and action influence learning in teams? How can coaches help teams leverage learning to solve complex problems in organizations? Tune in to this week’s episode of The Team Coaching Zone podcast to learn how special guest Dr. Peter Cauwelier leverages Action Learning to help organizations embed teaming and learning into their cultures. Peter Cauwelier, PhD is Chief Team Connector at TEAM.AS.ONE, Managing Director at ASIO Consulting, and Managing Director at the World Institute for Action Learning (Thailand). On the podcast Peter shares his journey from his origins in Belgium, to his move to Thailand 26 years ago, to his more than 20 years of experience leading multi-cultural teams in Asia in various operations management roles in the manufacturing sector, to his transition to becoming a Master Action Learning Coach and to his founding of ASIO Consulting and serving as the Managing Director of the World Institute of Action Learning.
Themes explored in the episode include:
-Action learning as a problem solving methodology for helping teams work on real complex problems
-The dynamic and reciprocal relationship between learning and action
-How to balance taking action with learning
-How Peter engages CEOs and Senior Leaders to let him use Action Learning on their most complex problems
-Applying Action Learning in ad hoc teams, intact teams and with leaders
-Stories of hits and misses applying Action Learning in a variety of teams and organizations
-Scaling Action Learning with multiple teams
-Embedding Action Learning within organizations and to foster teaming cultures
-Peter’s E-Book: Team-As-One: When A Team Connects
-A conference on teams that Peter is organizing in Chiang Mai, Thailand in November 2018
-And more!
This episode is essential listening for all team coaches who are seeking to unleash the power of learning to transform teams and drive organizational change. Tune in today and let Dr. Peter Cauwelier help you take your team coaching practice to the next level!