Chris Argyris

Why are your smartest and most successful employees often the worst learners? Likely, they haven't had the opportunities for introspection that failure affords. So when they do fail, instead of critically examining their own behaviour, they cast blame outward—on anyone or anything they can. In Teaching Smart People How to Learn, Chris Argyris sheds light on the forces that prevent...

This book is a landmark in two fields. It is a practical guide to the reform of professional education. It is also a beacon to theoretical thinking about human organisations, about their interdependence with the social structure of the professions, and about theory in practice. Theory in Practice by Chris Argyris and Donald A. Schon offers profound insights into these...