7 ways to prepare yourself for modern workplace L & D

On July 22nd 2018 / By Maher Kawar

​Listed below are 7 things that you, as a learning and development professional, will need to have done PERSONALLY in order to be adequately prepared to support new approaches to workplace learning in your organisation PROFESSIONALLY .

1- NEW MINDSET
You recognize that you need to take personal responsibility for your own continuous learning and development to ensure you remain marketable in the industry.

2- NEW WAYS OF LEARNING
You have built a strong professional network of connections on a social networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Google+, with whom you interact and learning form on a daily basis – and which you regularly review to ensure they bring you value.

3- PROFESSIONAL GOAL-SETTING AND EVIDENCING
You have identified your own personal and professional goals (aligned with organisational objectives) for the next 6 months, and the actions you will take to achieve them.

4- DAILY LEARNING WORKOUT
You spend at least 30 minutes a day on learning something new using the resources and formats that best suit you.

5- LEARN FROM YOUR DAILY WORK
You spend time reflecting on your daily working activities in order to learn from these experiences.

6- DEAL WITH PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS
You solve your own performance problems by finding valid resources in appropriate formats.

7- ARE PART OF A SOCIAL WORK TEAM
You regularly share relevant work experiences with your colleagues so that they can benefit from them too through working out loud.​