iDevelop: How to take charge of your professional development by becoming a conscious learner

by Gayle Smerdon

Overview

With rapid change now a fact of life, becoming a conscious learner is the most successful way to survive and thrive in the workplace – and beyond.

Gayle Smerdon PhD has spent a lifetime focused on learning. She believes we are each responsible for our own development, and that learning is a team game – we learn best when we engage with others.

In iDEVELOP, Gayle shows how to use our natural curiosity – by understanding how we learn, finding the right support and information, and discovering how to maintain focus and motivation.

Maybe you are:

• keen to move up in your career or gain more from your current role
• looking for ways to learn effectively and make what you learn stick
• rabidly curious and want to develop your skills as a conscious learner

Find yourself in:

• an organisation where there isn’t great access to development
• an area where access to traditional programs is limited, such as rural towns
• a workplace that has good options, but not quite what you need.

Don’t wait for your professional development to come to you. Through iDEVELOP you will learn how to learn – in a way that works for you; overcome the beliefs and habits that stand in the way of effective learning; and be ready to take hold of your future.

www.gaylesmerdon.com

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780648007876
Publisher:	Gayle Smerdon
Publication date:	10/25/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	172
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Gayle Smerdon PhD is a coach, speaker, author and organisational development practitioner who specialises in learning and culture. Gayle applies her expertise in strategic organisational development, learning, change and workplace communication, to create simple, practical tools and programs to meet the needs of government, tertiary and not-for-profit organisations. Gayle is a passionate advocate for lifelong learning; this commitment and passion motivated her to write iDevelop. She lives in Melbourne and runs training programs around the country.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Why learning matters now 13

Chapter 2 Learning 101 23

Chapter 3 The dynamics of learning 43

Chapter 4 Reflection 51

Chapter 5 Action 61

Chapter 6 Support 79

Chapter 7 What about me? 95

Chapter 8 Finding information 119

Chapter 9 What does ‘good’ content look like? 137

Conclusion Putting it all together 149Endnotes 159Index 163