Improving Performance by Taking 5 Minutes A Day to Learn

By Alex MoyleTw: @alex_moyle

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Take Five To Learn5

Talk Summary: Take 5 is about how to transform your performance you need to change your approach to learning by taking 5 minutes every day to learn & try something new

“the secret of success of every person who has ever been successful lies in the fact that he formed the habit of doing things that failures don't like to

do”

Albert e.n gray 1940 Talk Summary: We typically binge learn, but it is easy to commit to because everyone can spare a day. Little and often is the hardest because it takes the most commitment to make time every day.

Talk Summary: We often forgot to remind ourselves of “why” we want to learn. Before you can change how you learn you need to ensure you are clear on what you want to learn and why learning this will help you get what you want not just out of work but life.

Ideas

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Talk Summary: The mistake many people make when learning is to focus on learning new ideas and then stop there. We do not put the effort in to convert ideas practice which limits our true learning and improved performance. This is why #take5 focuses on the next two slides

ContextC

Talk Summary: Context is about applying a new idea to your own situation. Conversations between peers, managers and friends are critical to give an understanding of how an idea can benefit your own or your teams situation.

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ExecutionE

Talk Summary: This is where the rubber meets the road, without making the effort to put an idea in to practice you are just wasting your time. Taking 5 is about every day taking 5 minutes to put something that you have learned into practice

Execution

Ideas

Context

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Where Ideas

Become Reality

Talk Summary: I.C.E Learning is about working to ensure that every time you take 5 to learn you have an idea to provoke thought, a conversation to give context and an take 5 minutes to execute to ensure learning turns into performance

Read a BlogICE Talk Summary: Most people will read a blog and think “that was a nice

idea” but do you take 5 minutes to talk to someone about how you can use the idea to help you. Even if you do do this do you make time to practice or try your new idea. other wise it is time wasted

Listen InICE Talk Summary: Seeing someone else do their job is the best way to

learn. How proactive are you in asking for opportunities to listen into others doing their jobs. You just have to make the effort to ask and then ensure you apply what you see to your own behaviour.

3: Get Feedback

FeedbackICE Talk Summary: Feedback is not waiting for your annual appraisal. Are

you asking for feedback every day from colleagues or internal clients. Take their feedback and discuss what their thoughts are as to how you can do things differently. The key is actually putting the feedback in to practice?

NetworkICE Talk Summary: Networking is not about the number of connections or

friends you have. It is about meeting new people internally and externally in your organisation that you are learning new ideas from. the trick is being consistent in your application of the ideas you get.

Shadow YouICE Talk Summary: A leader should never act alone. Having someone

listen or shadow you forces you to get back to basics and as well as you can. A good leader is always happy to have people shadow as they relish the challenge of stepping up to the plate.

Watch A VideoICE Talk Summary: YouTube is a learners best friend, there are endless

short videos of people sharing ideas and techniques, the trick is to watch it with someone else and discuss how you could apply the ideas, then taking 5 to actually try what you see in the video

Help Me!ICE Talk Summary: What was the last time you asked for help? Too many

organisations make it too difficult to ask for help or say “I do not know” It takes courage to ask, however having the courage to ask “I NEED HELP” is often the only way to progress.

Training NotesICE Talk Summary: When was the last time you reviewed the notes and

action items from your last training course? Reviewing your notes on your own or with your manager is the best way to ensure a return on the time you invested. Otherwise you have wasted your time on the course.

Record & ReviewICE Talk Summary: We have all thought “I could have done that better”

after a call, meeting or presentation. The most successful people are in the habit of recording themselves in new and difficult situations. You are your own harshest critic, so leverage that side of you and start recording & reviewing

Manager AdviceICE Talk Summary: Your manager is the custodian of your career. You should

regularly ask for their advice on something you could improve at. If you do this the conversation should not only be constructive, but they will help give you the support you need and hold you accountable for change by following up.

Execution

Ideas

Context

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Talk Summary: From all of these examples the most important thing is that you focus your energies not on ideas, but on having conversations that help you to implementing the things you learn and ensure that you achieve the level of performance you desire.

Take Five To Learn5

Help Yourself Help Others 5 Minutes At A Time

Talk Summary: Many of the people listening /reading this to this have responsibility for not only developing themselves but also others as well.

Help yourself, help others by taking 5 every day.

Improving Performance by Taking 5 Minutes A Day to Learn

By Alex MoyleTw: @alex_moyle

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