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How To Never Stop Learning

Eric Jacobsen Blog

We treat learning as an individual exercise and neglect the important role played by others. We can’t just be knowledge workers; we must also be learning workers.” We obsess about outcomes while neglecting to examine carefully the process through which we achieve them. We rush to answers instead of asking questions.

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How To Never Stop Learning

Eric Jacobsen Blog

We treat learning as an individual exercise and neglect the important role played by others. We can’t just be knowledge workers; we must also be learning workers.” We obsess about outcomes while neglecting to examine carefully the process through which we achieve them. We rush to answers instead of asking questions.

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How To Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, And Thrive

Eric Jacobsen Blog

We treat learning as an individual exercise and neglect the important role played by others. We can’t just be knowledge workers; we must also be learning workers.” We obsess about outcomes while neglecting to examine carefully the process through which we achieve them. We rush to answers instead of asking questions.

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Why Your Organization Needs Telecommuting – When the Commuter Train Shuts Down

Tech Soup

Despite the fact that many knowledge workers could efficiently and effectively do their work from home, most organizations default to a management and evaluation style designed for factory workers. The future of work requires this shift in managerial mindset.

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. Your team can do a simple mindfulness exercise by starting a meeting with a deep breath and going around the table to share how you are feeling in the moment. Work to your energy.

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Tagging and Communities of Practice - Reflections from KM

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The tagging discussion included an action learning exercise where we shared a lot of resources about tagging as well as explored the discovery aspect of delicious. " Good is advocating for a new type of knowledge worker - he calls them Newsmasters. and Communities of Practice Online Conference.

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