What does it mean to be a professional learner?
In a time that companies face lots of complex challenges, it's no longer enough to rely on best practices. Instead, they must constantly experiment and adapt.
Professional learners make change and innovation possible.
In a time that companies face lots of complex challenges, it's no longer enough to rely on best practices. Instead, they must constantly experiment and adapt.
Professional learners make change and innovation possible.
Over 1 billion people worldwide earn a living by thinking and writing. How do you stand out?
Not by hoarding your knowledge.
You only stand out when you share what you know.
If you want to stand out in your company, be known for learning constantly and quickly.
Not by hoarding your knowledge.
You only stand out when you share what you know.
If you want to stand out in your company, be known for learning constantly and quickly.
Learning is essential to stay relevant in your job.
Most of my career, I've been tasked with digging into problems and find solutions. Rarely can I rely on what I've learned before.
New problems force me to learn constantly. That's why I see myself as a professional learner.
Most of my career, I've been tasked with digging into problems and find solutions. Rarely can I rely on what I've learned before.
New problems force me to learn constantly. That's why I see myself as a professional learner.
Knowing how to learn is the most important skill for modern knowledge workers.
Before, we could rely on best practices. Now, it's necessary to uncover new solutions.
Learning allows people and companies to adapt to a constantly changing reality.
Before, we could rely on best practices. Now, it's necessary to uncover new solutions.
Learning allows people and companies to adapt to a constantly changing reality.
Knowledge workers are paid to provide answers.
They take in information, make sense of it, and produce something that others take in as input.
But what if they're stuck? Then they need to learn.
As reality changes quickly, learning has become the work.
They take in information, make sense of it, and produce something that others take in as input.
But what if they're stuck? Then they need to learn.
As reality changes quickly, learning has become the work.
Much like knowledge workers, professional learners spend their days making sense of information.
But, learners don't pretend they know; they're humble and open to new solutions. They force themselves to think creatively.
Learners are therefore better problem solvers.
But, learners don't pretend they know; they're humble and open to new solutions. They force themselves to think creatively.
Learners are therefore better problem solvers.
Professional learners are valuable assets for their company.
Being able to make sense of information quickly is an important skill. When you have a higher resolution of reality, it becomes easier to make smart decisions.
Learners uncover the insights needed for innovation.
Being able to make sense of information quickly is an important skill. When you have a higher resolution of reality, it becomes easier to make smart decisions.
Learners uncover the insights needed for innovation.
Everyone can become a professional learner.
As you do you job, see where you could improve. Systematize your improvements so it becomes easier to share your process.
By sharing what they know, learners can become leaders without entering a management position.
As you do you job, see where you could improve. Systematize your improvements so it becomes easier to share your process.
By sharing what they know, learners can become leaders without entering a management position.
Being a professional learner also means being a teacher.
The best learners realize that they will learn more quickly if they teach. So, they share their knowledge freely and adjust their explanations as needed.
Where there's one prolific learner, there will soon be many.
The best learners realize that they will learn more quickly if they teach. So, they share their knowledge freely and adjust their explanations as needed.
Where there's one prolific learner, there will soon be many.
When you teach to learn, you learn more deeply.
It's easy to fool yourself into thinking that you understand something. Only when you try to explain an idea, do you discover if you've understood it.
Force yourself to explain ideas and be humble to change your understanding.
It's easy to fool yourself into thinking that you understand something. Only when you try to explain an idea, do you discover if you've understood it.
Force yourself to explain ideas and be humble to change your understanding.
Teaching others provides valuable feedback.
When you keep your ideas for yourself, you won't know if they make sense and are applicable. When you teach other experts, you will soon discover if your ideas are viable.
When teaching, look for the practical application.
When you keep your ideas for yourself, you won't know if they make sense and are applicable. When you teach other experts, you will soon discover if your ideas are viable.
When teaching, look for the practical application.
Teaching is essential if you want to leverage your knowledge.
Learning the solution to a problem enables you to solve it. When you teach your process to others, they're able to solve this and similar problems.
Remove yourself as a bottleneck by teaching others.
Learning the solution to a problem enables you to solve it. When you teach your process to others, they're able to solve this and similar problems.
Remove yourself as a bottleneck by teaching others.
⛔️ When you believe you should have answers ready, you won't move out of your comfort zone.
⛔️ When you think it's bad to not know the answer, you will try to protect your ego.
✅ When you believe it's okay to not know, you'll be humble enough to learn.
⛔️ When you think it's bad to not know the answer, you will try to protect your ego.
✅ When you believe it's okay to not know, you'll be humble enough to learn.
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