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6 Ways to Use Your Journal to Become a Better Leader

Lead Change Blog

Use Your Journal for Personal After-Action Review. The military uses after-action reviews to critique operational performance. Make lists and notes about books and articles you want to read, speakers you want to hear, or courses you want to take. Record those things in your journal. Bottom Line.

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Surviving Success

Nathan Magnuson

If you’ll cultivate the discipline of conducting After Action Reviews (the term the U.S. military uses for the briefing that occurs after every mission) to be sure you think deeply about what worked; what didn’t and what can be improved, this will create energy in the moment and momentum for your next challenge.

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Learning is More Than a Spectator Sport

Persuasive Powerhouse

After the training was finished, I’d head back to the office and the material I was given in the program would sit on my desk for a week or two as I got involved in the day to day craziness. I might tell the staff about what I’d learned but eventually, the books would go up on the shelf and gather dust. I was a spectator.

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Tony interviewed about his new novel

Tony Mayo

Crimes of Cunning - A comedy of personal and political transformation in the deteriorating American workplace.

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Make Sure to Learn from Your…. Successes

QAspire

When we reach (or beat) our goals, do we conduct a robust ‘after action review’ to get to the bottom of what went right? This guest blog post by Julie Winkle Giulioni celebrates the September 18 launch of her book with Beverly Kaye, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want.

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28 Leadership Development Recommendations for your Individual Development Plan

Great Leadership By Dan

One book, I would have anyone who worked for me read is the Leader''s Handbook. I recommend it for others but whether it belongs in an IDP would depend on if the organization committing to the type of Leadership presented in the book. Wally Bock , from Three Star Leadership , says “ Every IDP should include lots of review.

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The Boomers are Leaving! – How to Create and Implement a Knowledge.

Strategy Driven

This book provides a practical guide for capturing valuable knowledge, skills, and experience so it can be shared among employees of all the generations in the workplace. Some knowledge transfer methods to consider are mentoring, social networks, Communities of Practice, After Action Reviews, and storytelling programs.

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