Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I Setting the Scene -- Background and introduction -- Self Managed Learning in organizations -- Part II Putting it into Practice -- Self Managed Learning - cases of action -- Senior manager development - the evaluation of a consortium programme -- Developing the personnel function using Self Managed Learning - organizational change in a major retail company -- Responding to change in local government - Self Managed Learning in Arun District Council -- Organizational change through Self Managed Learning - the case of PPP healthcare -- Self Managed Learning and qualification programmes -- Self Managed Learning - experiences from Finland -- Lifelong learning and Self Managed Learning in Ericsson -- Self Managed Learning and Continuing Professional Development -- Part III Making Self Managed Learning Work -- Strategic Learning Contracts -- Learning groups -- Supporting Self Managed Learning -- Part IV Conclusions -- Looking to the future -- References -- Index.