| Action learning provides a structured
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| | communication. Journal of Communication,
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| approach to making progress on difficult
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| | 11, 141-148)One of the problems of
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| and sometimes emotive issues. Taking part
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| | considering joining an action learning
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| in an action learning set can help
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| | group is that it could be uncomfortable
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| improve skills vital to leading a
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| | and public, at least with the other group
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| business forward, namely:Being objective
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| | members. Another Gibb (AA Gib, Enterprise
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| and making decisionsImproving listening
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| | Culture 1987), suggested that
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| and questioningCreating the climate for
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| | entrepreneurs focus on active learning
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| purposeful discussionAn action learning
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| | and the opportunity (amongst other
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| set normally numbers between 5 and 7, and
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| | factors). An interesting debate is
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| at the start is facilitated to give the
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| | whether entrepreneurs have learnt these
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| group a good foundation. Each member of
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| | skills through experience, or possess
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| the group gets a period of time to
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| | them naturally as they are inquisitive.If
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| explain their issue, and then gets
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| | this is so - that suggests that good
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| questioned by the rest of the group. Each
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| | business people are able to create the
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| member of the group can take a turn. A
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| | climate in which they can learn from
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| good set has trust between the members, a
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| | others.Many small business owners find
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| good set of ground rules that have been
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| | creating the right environment quite
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| adopted, and individuals learn to ask the
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| | difficult, especially if it might involve
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| right questions so that another member of
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| | some aspect of change on their behalf.
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| the group can make good progress.They
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| | This manifests itself in frustration,
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| probably learn this from each
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| | anger, submissiveness and fails to create
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| other.Action research is quite similar.
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| | the right climate. This in turn may
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| Using similar questioning and listening
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| | expose them to making comfortable
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| techniques it may be possible to make
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| | decisions and not succeeding in the way
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| progress on an issue that has been
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| | they would have liked.Although many
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| difficult to resolve. Again the key is
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| | action learning sets are set up with the
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| asking the right question, and exposing
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| | aid of a facilitator, the intention is
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| yourself to an answer that may be
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| | for a set to be self sustaining. With no
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| uncomfortable.Within action learning
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| | outside help.This makes them very cheap,
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| having the right sort of climate is
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| | and an environment where you can learn
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| important. Trust is key to this.
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| | some of the fundamental skills needed to
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| For instance if you were having a
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| | be an effective businessman.Roger Croft
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| meeting and the following signals were
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| | is Managing Director of PRD partnership
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| given, how would you feel?1.'I'm judging
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| | which helps commercialise ideas into new
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| you'2.'I'm in charge'3.'I can manipulate
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| | products, services or new processes. He
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| you'4.'I don't give a damn about
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| | also works with the University of Bath
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| you'5.'I'm superior to you'6.'My mind is
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| | Small Busines Hub, writing and delivering
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| made up. Nothing you can say will alter
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| | courses and seminars for small
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| it'(Gibb, J, (1961). Defensive
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| | businesses.
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