The Knowledge Lens: New Perspectives on Learning & Organizational Change

It is important to understand the challenges to implementing 360-degree feedback in a team setting to gain the anticipated benefits of increased individual self-awareness, transparent communication and ultimately improved team performance.

Terri Cramer, associate director of the program, was selected as a finalist for Employee of the Year at Northwestern. SESP associate dean Coleen Coleman was honored for her 20 years of service.

The Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change program (MSLOC) at the School of Education and Social Policy marks its 10th anniversary with a celebration this spring.

This study examines managerial success and failure of mid-level attorney managers in becoming senior attorney managers in law firms. Based on an Executive Inventory designed to measure a manager’s strengths and weaknesses, this study utilized surveys to gather information from senior law firm partners regarding the key managerial success and derailment themes of their mid-level lawyer managers. Over 30 subjects completed the surveys, testing five variables, including: ability in handling legal and business complexity; directing, motivating and developing subordinates; integrity; composure; and interpersonal skills. Results illustrated that managerial skills are perceived as higher in successful mid-level attorneys than they are in those who derail. 

Students, faculty, staff and alumni of Northwestern University's MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program regularly share knowledge and resources online about transforming organizations. Review the April 2012 highlights from Twitter, blogs, Google+ and other online resources. Then join the conversation this spring! 

MSLOC Director and Assistant Professor Kimberly S. Scott authors chapter for new book.

MSLOC alum Christine Leung (2009) joins Tennessee's innovative Achievement School District as Director of Knowledge Management. 

The leader of a team plays a critical role in facilitating knowledge sharing. This article looks at the role of leadership and trust in knowledge sharing and makes recommendations that can be used to increase knowledge sharing within organizational teams.

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Northwestern University's MS Learning & Organizational Change Program regularly share knowledge and resources online about transforming organizations.  Review the March 2012 highlights from Twitter, blogs, Google+ and other online resources.  Then join the conversation this spring!

Two SESP faculty members and a SESP alumna have found evidence that extracurricular design-based learning prepares students for careers in innovation.

Decision-making is an integral part of any team activity. But sometimes teams can follow a flawed process by not exchanging enough information, exploring inadequate alternatives, and make erroneous conclusions. 

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Northwestern University's MS Learning & Organizational Change Program regularly share knowledge and resources online about transforming organizations.  Review the Winter 2012 highlights from Twitter, blogs, Google+ and other online resources.  Then join the conversation this spring!

Jeanne Marie Olson (MS96), a faculty member in the Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change program at the School of Education and Social Policy, will join with eminent professionals to discuss “Creative Process” as part of Chicago Ideas Week on October 15.

SESP’s Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC) program opens the school year with new status as an international program, a new full-time faculty member and new recognition for its innovative use of technology.

Organizations in the current global competitive environment are under increasing pressure to innovate rapidly to deliver breakthrough ideas and products to the market in what has been described as a shift from a knowledge economy to a creativity economy (Berner, Brady, & Nussbaum, 2005).

Trust is a critical ingredient to ensuring a healthy team dynamic, with its absence dramatically hindering team success in any organizational context.

Being able to recognize, interpret and convey the significance of patterns in massive amounts of data is critical to organizational success.

Today we launch a new look for MSLOC’s website home and for The Knowledge Lens, our forum for sharing thought leadership on learning and organizational change.