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Solution. Self-directed learning ought to be natural, but questions have been raised about people's capacity to carry it out and about the support organizations can and should provide for it By comparing self- directed learning by managers in two studies conducted approximately a decade apart, the author shows that such learning is not easy and has been made even more complex by the changing nature of managerial work The author describes an effective way to look at planning, implementing, and evaluating self-directed learning, using an open-systems framework She also explores challenges to self- directed learning from technology, the increasing speed of decision making in organizations, and the need to manage a decentralized workforce
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