Dont Misunderstand the Importance of Leadership Development to YOU - Introvert Whisperer

Introvert Whisperer / Don’t Misunderstand the Importance of Leadership Development to YOU - Introvert Whisperer Don’t Misunderstand the Importance of Leadership Development to YOU? I have heard people equate Leadership with management or being in charge.   It’s understandable, as those things would be best done if leadership skills co-existed with those positions. Yet, Leadership abilities are skills that aren’t just for specific jobs.   Leadership skills or characteristics are important capabilities both in life endeavors as well as career. Let’s look at the reasons are that make Leadership skills important: #1 â€" Rarity â€" Yes, despite the ability to develop and demonstrate Leadership traits, very few people do.   When something is rare, it’s also valuable to others. #2 â€" It’s what everyone wants â€" Employers/business owners/managers are really eager to have people work for them that possess leadership skills.   It takes the burden off of them when someone will “step up” and take care of things without all the oversight. #3- Situations require it â€" Most situations need leadership.   You need leadership in the family, neighborhood, and religious groups, hobby groups and certainly in the workplace.   The problem is, there isn’t enough of it in all of those places. #4 â€" You get rewarded for it â€" When you get rewarded because of your leadership in your job, you get paid more.   Isn’t that important? #5 â€" Life work will go better â€" When good Leadership is present, the function and productivity of everyone go up.   You eliminate wasted time and effort.   Everyone will be more content and motivated. Leadership skills have a broad application that many people don’t always recognize.   My hope is that this will perk you up or adjust your thinking that this may be the very thing you’ve been looking for to help you get the success you deserve. Do you know what your next career step is?   Many people don’t. I want to help you accelerate your career by connecting you with your Free Instant Access to my eBook on how to construct your Career SMART Goals â€" that will help you put together your actions and keep you accountable.   Get your copy now and start your action plan today: CLICK HERE Brought to you by Dorothy Tannahill-Moran â€" dedicated to unleash your professional potential. Great Leadership is a skill you can learn and I’ve developed a program to increase your skills in just 6 short weeks with a live, interactive training.   Check out the details and be ready to get going: https://introvertwhisperer.leadpages.co/leadlikeyoumeanitpilot/ By Dorothy Tannahill-Moran

The Five Components of Beliefs that Influence Learning - Private Tutoring

The Five Components of Beliefs that Influence Learning BobbiM Apr 3, 2014 Read this and consider your own beliefs about learning. Many different kinda of beliefs affect your life everyday. People have different religious beliefs, moral beliefs, political beliefs, and so on. You may have thought a lot about those kinda of beliefs, but have you ever thought about your beliefs about learning? Have you ever considered how you gain knowledge or what knowledge is? If you are like most students, you probably havent thought much about where knowledge comes from, but your beliefs about knowledge do impact what and how you learn. Component 1: Certainty of Knowledge. Some students believe that knowledge is continually changing based on current information. When they are in class, they think about what they already know about the topic and may change their beliefs about the topic by adding new information to what they already know. These students approach learning by trying to find the truth in all situations. Professors tend to view their disciplines as constantly changing. Therefore, to memorize only facts would be a waste of time. Instead, most professors not only want you to be able to understand what is currently known, but also want to prepare you for future learning. Professors expect students to question what they read and be willing to live with the notion that there may not be a solution or definite answer to every problem or question. -Component 2: Simple Knowledge. Some students believe that knowledge consists of highly interconnected concepts, but other students believe that knowledge consists of a series of unrelated bits of information. Students who believe that knowledge is complex look for relationships between ideas as they learn. They try to see the big picture and the relationships among the small piece of information within that big picture. On the other hand, students who have a strong belief that knowledge is simple tend to break information down into very small isolated parts and never put it back together again. Although breaking information into smaller chunks is a great strategy for some tasks, for example when learning something you must memorize (like the periodic table of elements), a student who learns only isolated pieces of information will miss the big ideas. Because most of the assignments you will experience require you to apply what you have learned, you need to go beyond memorizing small bits of information and begin to see how the information is connected. -Component 3: Responsibility for Learning. Beliefs about knowledge also depend on your beliefs about who is responsible for your learning in college. Some students believe that it is the professors responsibility to be sure that all students learn the information. Other students believe that although the professor guides their learning, they are ultimately responsible for their own learning. In high school, your teacher probably took a lot of the responsibility for your learning in class. You most likely had little choice in the subjects you studied or learned or the way you were assessed. College professors expect students to take responsibility for a good deal of their own learning. They expect students to be able to figure out information on their own, and they also may expect students to be able to pull together information from a variety of sources. Component 4: Speed of Learning. Some students believe that learning is a gradual and on-going process, but other students believe that is learning is going to happen, it happens quickly or not at all. In other words, some people believe that most things worth knowing take a long time to learn, but other people think that is they dont get it right away, they never will. Students who believe that learning takes time are better prepared for college tasks. However, students who believe that learning should happen quickly are often frustrated in college when they are faced with complex information. -Component 5: The Role of Ability. Some students believe that people can learn how to learn, but others believe that the ability to learn is fixed and that they are naturally good at some things but will never be able to do other things. Students who believe that people can learn how to learn tend to view difficult tasks as challenges that can be met. Instead if giving up, these students will try different strategies for learning and will ask for help from the professor or their friends if they need it. There are probably people in your classes who make learning look easy, but students who appear to learn naturally probably spend time and effort in activities that promote academic success, such as reading and reflecting. What do you believe?? Are there any beliefs you feel you need to change to better succeed? The next article will help with that. Excerpt from  College Success Strategies  by Sherrie L. Nist and Jodi Patrick Holschuh.