From the course: Organizational Learning and Development (2016)
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The critical nature of practice
From the course: Organizational Learning and Development (2016)
The critical nature of practice
- Getting better at something takes practice. Period. Sure, you can convey information quickly but the skills that require instruction, the ones that really drive the innovation and strategy in your organization, they require practice. Practice is how we build those neural pathways and turn behaviors into habits. Practice is also how we hone and improve our skills, developing mastery. So practice is an important part of your learning strategy because we all gain so much from the doing of something. There are many ways we can build practice into our learning strategy. Let's explore some options. Have people practice skills within your learning events. Whether it's using software, giving performance feedback or managing a project, just trying the behavior a few times is very effective and it doesn't take much time either. I found that five to ten minutes is plenty of time and if it's a complex skill like coaching employees, I break the skill into smaller steps and we practice each step…
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