Action learning team ‐ building bridges within a local council

Abstract

States that building bridges with political colleagues who do not share a common ideology can be difficult and that adopting a conciliatory approach without watering down one’s principles raises its own challenges. Reports that as both an elected representative and researcher, the author collaborated with a number of her colleagues in an action learning team to analyse the results of adopting a Heart Politics approach towards their political antagonists, using strategic questioning as a participatory tool. Reveals that in the process the action learning team learned a great deal about the importance of genuine listening and relationship building and about how to cultivate trust and respect among a diverse group of community representatives.

Citation

Carson, L. (1997), "Action learning team ‐ building bridges within a local council", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 9 No. 5, pp. 148-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665629710169594