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Michael J. Marquardt

OPTIMIZING THE POWER OF ACTION LEARNING

Solve real-world problems while developing your team’s skills and leadership capacity.
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Real problems become leadership laboratories through structured team reflection – OPTIMIZING THE POWER OF ACTION LEARNING by Michael Marquardt shows how to solve challenges while building leaders.

This comprehensive Action Learning summary and key takeaways explain:

  • Six Components - Combine problem, group, questions, action, learning, and coach for transformative results
  • Questions Before Solutions - Spend 80% exploring the problem through inquiry before jumping to answers
  • Learning Coach Role - Facilitate reflection on both task and process to maximize development
  • Double-Loop Learning - Challenge assumptions and mental models while solving immediate problems


2025 application: AI handles routine decisions, making action learning essential for developing judgment in complex, ambiguous situations.

Launch Click.Apply.Grow™: Select one strategic challenge tomorrow. Assemble diverse team. Ask questions for 30 minutes first. Global companies using action learning develop leaders 3x faster while solving critical problems.

Question deeply. Act wisely. Learn continuously.

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About the Author

Michael J. Marquardt is Professor Emeritus at George Washington University and co-founder of World Institute for Action Learning.

Directed GWU's Global Certificate and Executive Leadership Programs. Author of 27 books selling 1+ million copies in dozen languages. First President of World Institute for Action Learning. Pioneer in action learning methodology, organizational learning, global leadership development. Consultant to hundreds of organizations worldwide.

What sets Marquardt apart: He proved action learning delivers 10x better leadership development than traditional training—revolutionizing executive education.

Companies using Marquardt's action learning approach solve problems 60% faster while developing leaders. His methods transform organizations across 50+ countries.

The educator who made learning inseparable from doing.

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