The concept of the learning organization has been a major theme in corporate America ever since Peter Senge's 1990 classic The Fifth Discipline. Yet, surprisingly, until now, there were no books showing managers how to translate Senge's theories into everyday reality. The first nuts-and-bolts guide to building a learning organization, Transformational Learning supplies readers with practical step-by-step guidance to put learning organization concepts into daily practice. Managers learn how to align their group's learning initiatives with long-range company goals, develop a renewable learning system, develop partnerships with key leaders throughout the organization, and much more.

• Introduces the Virtual Training Organization, a dynamic new model that helps companies maximize the capture and use of crucial information
• Includes all of the checklists, forms, assessments, and tools needed to implement learning concepts in any office setting
• Features detailed case studies from major North American and international companies, including Corning, PPG, Amoco, Sun Microsystems, and others

DAN TOBIN (Framingham, Massachusetts) is a consultant in the field of developing corporate learning systems. He is the author of Re-educating the Corporation. His clients include AT&T, Digital, and Mercury Marine.