How long does it take to master a new skill?
JD Dillon, Axonify and David Cooper, ACO Technologies
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If you ask Malcolm Gladwell, it takes 10,000 practice hours plus a pile of innate talent. If you ask your top performers, it could take anywhere from 6 months to 5 years of on-the-job experience. Either way, your organisation can't afford to wait that long for people to develop the skills needed to do their jobs safely and productively. Does this mean L&D must find new ways to accelerate the path to mastery? Or, in a workplace overwhelmed with constant change and disruption, is mastery even a worthwhile goal?
Join us for a discussion on the changing role of mastery in workplace performance. We'll explore the concept of 'skill-based learning' and explain why it is fundamentally challenging the idea of mastery. We'll identify common barriers that prevent rapid skill development and show you how to overcome them. We'll discuss the ways L&D must evolve to support a skill-based approach, including critical tactics such as deliberate practice, performance support and social learning. Finally we'll answer the question 'is being good enough good enough' in today's workplace.
No Powerpoint, no polls, no pitches. Just an open conversation about the role of L&D should play in building an agile, capable workforce.
JD is an expert on frontline training and enablement as well as one of the most prolific authors and speakers in the workplace learning community. For 20 years, JD has worked in operations and talent development with some of the most dynamic organisations, including Disney Kaplan and AMC. He is now Chief Learning Architect with Axonify, where he builds technology, content and services that enable frontline employees around the world to do their best work.
Dave's first foray into learning and development was during 3 years as a technical instructor in the Royal Air Force.
Dave has recently spent 5 years at Levi Straus, teaching sales and management and leadership courses across the business. He was also part of the Global e-learning project, which was rolled out successfully across all regions of Levi.
Dave is now Product Trainer for ACO Technologies, a global leader in water management solutions.
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