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Action learning

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In management & leadership, action learning means: Learning through work on a real problem combined with structured questioning and reflection, often in a small group.

In Turkish: eylem yoluyla öğrenme

How it is used

Use when participants act, reflect and learn together; solving a problem without reflection is not enough.

Example sentences

  1. The action learning group examined a real handover problem between two departments.

    A live workplace problem becomes material for shared inquiry and learning.

  2. In action learning, colleagues questioned my assumptions before I tried a different meeting format.

    Questions support a cycle between reflection and practical action.

Common collocations

  • action learning set
  • action learning programme
  • coachingA way of helping someone improve their skills and performance mainly by asking questions and guiding them to find their own answers, rather than telling them what to do.
  • team buildingActivities and efforts that help team members trust each other, communicate better and work well together, from workshops to social events.

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