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Latest revision as of 15:07, 16 July 2015
Studies have found that “learning organizations” have shared characteristics. They:
- Are sensitive to their environment and have feelers out constantly gathering information;
- Have a strong sense of identity, culture and internal advancement;
- Are tolerant of outliers, experiments and creativity; and
- Conservatively manage their finances, have an aversion to debt, and value cash.
At the same time many studies have found high rates of business failure, especially in early years.
Related Best Practices
- The Living Company - Learning Organizations
- Changing Your Organization
- Why Companies Fail
- Key Elements of Business Success
Resources
- Downloadable article - The Living Company:A Recipe for Success in the New Economy, by Arie de Geus, published in The Washington Quarterly, Winter 1998
- Living Company website with more information, books and articles by Arie de Geus.
- "The Living Company: Habits for Survival in a Turbulent Business Environment", by Arie de Geus, Harvard Business School, 1997.
Author
The author of this page is Terry Gardiner
Terry Gardiner is the founder and President of Silver Lining Seafoods and NorQuest Seafoods - a medium-size Alaska seafood processing company; and currently a Board member of the Anvil Corporation, an employee-owned company specializing in oil and gas engineering.
His co-operative experiences include member director of the Commercial Fishermen Co-operative association; creation of legislation for the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank; and advisor to the US Dept of Health and Social Services for the state Health CO-OPs.
Terry served ten years as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives -several legislative committee chairmanships, Speaker of the House, Chairman of the Alaska Criminal Code Commission and board member on various state and federal boards and commissions.
His non-profit experiences include National Policy Director for the Small Business Majority in Washington DC; working with the Herndon Alliance and ForTerra.
Terry authored the leadership book, "Six-Word Lessons to Build Effective Leaders: 100 Lessons to Equip Your People to Create Winning Organizations".
For more check: Terry Gardiner Long bio