Going Horizontal

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LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Self-Directed and Collectively Held

Learning organizations are possible because, deep down, we are all learners. No one has to teach an infant to learn.

Peter Senge

Going horizontal requires that people engage in learning and professional development to achieve this new mind-set, which involves shedding conventional vertical systems thinking and growing new habits and reflexes. However, the transition from vertical to horizontal mind-set aside, learning and development itself is a critical practice for individual and collective productivity and well-being. A non-hierarchical organization is by definition a learning ...