ID Reflections

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Social Learning is Voluntary; Collaboration Platforms are Enablers

ID Reflections

What will be missing are: a thriving internal ESN (enterprise social network) where the organization could have benefited from having their experts share their tacit knowledge; an ecosystem where peers mentor and guide each other on an open platform; a culture of working out loud (#wol) such that mistakes made along the learning journey are fearlessly (..)

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Re-imagining Work & Learning in a Networked World

ID Reflections

Or will work itself subsume learning enabled by a transformed L&D / facilitators / coaches / mentors and the "right" organizational culture? Managers and leaders have to don the hats of coaches and mentors for organizations to become learning organizations that adapt and move with the tide.

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Building learning organizations require a paradigm shift!

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Any learning will have a long-term impact only if applied, given the freedom to make errors, reflect, correct, and reapply.This can be expedited with support and mentoring; coaching and peer programming. Leaders and supervisors also need to become mentors and teachers.

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Role of L&D in the 21C Workplace

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It requires L&D to don the hat of coaches and mentors as well as facilitators who support at the point of need. This requires them to reach out to the right people, access the right content and use their own PLN to acquire the information or skill required. All of this doesn’t happen overnight and requires time to set in place.

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Learning Vs. Performance -- The Dichotomy

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Hence, as L&D, we need to dig deeper and check for this, and if necessary, enable employees to overcome these through coaching, mentoring, job rotation, and so on. Even a well-designed programs will fail to achieve the desired performance outcome if not supported through other means. An interesting post on limiting beliefs here.

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7 Strategies to Facilitate "Working Out Loud"

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S/he can be a coach and mentor helping people to get started with working out loud , keep the community space free of trolls, and connect individuals to each other and to relevant content/discussions/groups. This is where a community manager can be indispensable.

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Personal Learning Networks: For Ongoing Learning in a Connected World

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By connecting with diverse individuals, we can build a broad and deep support system of colleagues, mentors and coaches. But remember to pass along the help. In a PLN, everyone is a contributor, learner as well as a teacher. PLN is a two-way street, and collaboration and cooperation drive its spirit.

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