S02E15 The Learning Revolution Episode (with Lisa Davidian)

Check-In Question:

• Do you think the internet is making people more or less social than we used to be?

Big Ideas

• Look at the quality of connections
• Move to virtual was an opportunity for many
• What is remote work?  What do I do in the office? How do I cope with back-to-back calls? Do I have to watch recordings of missed meetings?
• How do we collaborate together in this new transformation?
• When culture does not exist, how do you create it?
• What do we need to do to create great learning experiences where people are engaged?
• Small bites of learning, 15-20 minutes per day
• Community and connection to talk about your learning
• Difference between knowledge/content and skill
• Skill requires connecting with people and comparing your learning
• Transferring knowledge to skill base - learning to assimilate it
• Reading a book in community - learning more than I would alone
• Social constructivism - people construct knowledge together
• Change of scenery, movement, and other people support us to think
• What can you influence yourself?
• Shift expectations for how we attend meetings - listening or presenting
• Trust and safe spaces to help people break the "rules"
• Resistance to do things differently - break the boundaries
• What keeps us in front of our screens?
• Social price to pay for breaking the boundaries - Will people take us seriously?
• Role-modeling is really important
• Showcasing what learning can do for me - keeping my intellectual side
• Not being forced to learn
• Transparent about what learning and why - skill gaps, or curiosity
• Taking time to learn gets me, slow down, be vulnerable
• Craving out time for learning and development - not a one-off, part of the working week
• Following your own curiosity creates momentum
• Mandatory learning can create box checking
• Learn and engage differently when forced to learn something or self-initiate
• "I think a learn-it-all will always be better than a know-it-all in my book." -Microsoft CEO, 
• How do organizations provide the space and the financial means to keep learning?
• Leaders modeling learning and inviting people to learn with them
• Learning being fun
• Leaders helping raise the "power" standing of their employees
• Lead by example and create positive experiences for my team
• Short term satisfaction versus long term gains
• The power of coaching and a learning network

Resources:

• The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul
• Stephen Covey
• Discover Your Clifton Strengths by Gallup (Don Clifton)
• Clifton's Strengths Finders

You can connect with Lisa Davidian here. 

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