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Action Learning Sets for International HIV/AIDS Alliance

For the past year we have been facilitating a new series of Action Learning sets for staff at the International HIV/AIDS Alliance HQ, as part of a wider learning and development programme. The set membership represents a diagonal slice through the organisation, so that functions, status and formal hierarchies are mixed. Creating this safe space and regular chance to talk through issues with trusted peers has brought about new, positive ways of working. Set members agreed that being part of an action learning re-awakened and underlined high levels of meaning, contribution and fulfilment open to them in their roles.   It also provided challenge to assess their own part in perceived issues and where best to act to affect positive change in organisational culture. All agreed that being part of this initiative provided:

  • Opportunity to reflect, define and express current issues and a wider perspective on these issues
  • Break-through insights
  • Refined questioning, analytical and inter-personal skills
  • Clear sense of, and commitment to, next steps
  • Being held to account, and supported, in undertakings
  • Having light thrown on one’s issues while supporting people with theirs
  • Having witnesses to one’s progress
  • Turning down the volume on some of the everyday work demands – finding perspective
  • Feeling lighter, invigorated and more able to perform in role
  • Forming new working relationships
  • Putting lessons into practice in wider circles, and into the future  

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