Learning Skills for Managers: Practical Tools and Techniques to Turbo-Charge Your Career

by Malone, Samuel A.

• ISBN13: 9781860761706
• ISBN10: 1860761704
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Oak Tree Pr

Summary

Lifelong learning skills are essential to your survival in business. Through a series of questions - based on the belief that people learn more effectively when their curiosity is aroused - the author brings you through your learning paces. Using a blend of practical tips, checklists, learning maps, acronyms, mnemonics, diagrams and inspirational learning stories, you are shown how to assimilate content quickly and then put what you have learned into practice.

Author Biography

Samuel A. Malone is a lecturer with the Dublin Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	x
Preface	xi
List of Figures	xv
The Brain --- Your Biocomputer	1	(20)
Historical Perspective	1	(1)
Organisation of the Brain	2	(2)
Brain Hemispheres	4	(1)
The Interconnected Brain	5	(1)
Integrating Both Sides of the Brain	6	(2)
The Capacity of the Brain	8	(1)
Watching the Brain at Work	9	(1)
Brain Waves	10	(1)
Male versus Female Brain	11	(1)
The LION Model	12	(3)
Stress and the Brain	15	(1)
Age and the Brain	16	(1)
Mimicking Brain Power	17	(4)
Summary	18	(2)
Learning Map of Chapter	20	(1)
Effective Learning for Managers	21	(38)
Introduction	21	(1)
Characteristics of Adult Learners	22	(1)
What is Learning?	22	(1)
Learning Cycle	23	(2)
The TRAP Model	25	(2)
Lessons from the Learning Styles	27	(5)
The VAK Model	32	(2)
The VAK Four Learning Styles	34	(4)
The Four Stages of Learning	38	(3)
Lessons From the Four-stage Model	41	(1)
The UNIT Model of Learning	41	(4)
Learning from Experience at Work	45	(2)
The Learning Model	47	(1)
Barriers to Learning	48	(1)
Learning Laws	49	(2)
The Nine Cs of Learning	51	(4)
Learning through Motivation	55	(4)
Summary	56	(2)
Learning Map of Chapter	58	(1)
Improving Learning IQ	59	(30)
The Seven Intelligences	59	(7)
Emotional Intelligence	66	(3)
Learning by Objectives	69	(1)
Learning Needs of Managers	70	(3)
Designing Personal Development Plans	73	(1)
Evaluating Your Training and Development	73	(1)
Successful Learning	74	(5)
Other Psychological Factors in Learning	79	(2)
Physical Factors in Learning	81	(2)
Learning Curves, Cycles and Mental Maps	83	(1)
Learning Through Questions	84	(5)
Summary	85	(2)
Learning Map of Chapter	87	(2)
The Learning Organisation	89	(16)
Definition	89	(1)
Core Organisational Beliefs --- Learning	90	(1)
Core Organisational Beliefs --- Empowerment	90	(1)
Core Organisational Beliefs --- Attitudes	91	(1)
Values	91	(2)
Making it Happen	93	(2)
The Role of the Manager	95	(2)
Learning Tips for Individuals	97	(1)
Triggers for the Learning Organisation	98	(1)
Inhibitors to a Learning Organisation	99	(1)
Learning Models for Organisations	100	(5)
Summary	102	(2)
Learning Map of Chapter	104	(1)
Learning Opportunities and Resources	105	(24)
Support	105	(1)
Learning Resources --- Yourself	106	(3)
Learning Resources --- Groups	109	(1)
The ASPIRE Self-Development Model	110	(5)
The Performance Potential Model	115	(3)
Career Stages	118	(2)
Plateauing	120	(1)
Benchmarking	121	(1)
Learning from Change --- Personal	122	(1)
Learning from Change --- Organisational	123	(2)
Learning to Learn	125	(1)
Learning from Mistakes	125	(4)
Summary	126	(2)
Learning Map of Chapter	128	(1)
Accelerated Learning	129	(38)
What is Accelerated Learning?	129	(1)
Effective Reading	129	(3)
The VERTIGO Model for Improved Reading	132	(3)
The Three Ss of Speed Reading	135	(1)
SQ3R Method	136	(1)
Increased Reading Powers of Observation	137	(2)
The Four Rs of Forgettng	139	(1)
The MEMORISATION Model	140	(14)
Types of Memory	154	(1)
Learning Maps	155	(5)
Learning States	160	(1)
Concentration	161	(6)
Summary	163	(2)
Learning Map of Chapter	165	(2)
Time Management for Learning	167	(20)
Objectives of Time Management	167	(1)
Career Planning	168	(1)
Timelines	169	(1)
Finding Time for Learning	170	(2)
Procrastination	172	(1)
Proactive versus Reactive	173	(1)
Pareto Principle	174	(1)
Time Management Model	175	(1)
Approaches to Study	176	(1)
The PASS Model	177	(1)
Balancing Recreation and Study Time	178	(1)
Biorhythms	178	(1)
Administrative Efficiency	179	(2)
The LEADS System	181	(2)
Dealing with Others	183	(1)
Time Contract	183	(4)
Summary	184	(2)
Learning Map of Chapter	186	(1)
Academic and Business Writing	187	(22)
Factors Influencing Readability	187	(1)
The Six Cs of Effective Writing	188	(2)
Barriers to Effective Writing	190	(1)
Enhancing Text	190	(1)
Research Model for a Thesis	191	(2)
What Examiners Want	193	(1)
Drawing up the Research Proposal	194	(1)
A Research Timescale	194	(1)
Thesis Layout	195	(1)
Preparation of Thesis	196	(1)
Writing the Abstract	196	(1)
Reports	197	(1)
Effective Report Writing	198	(1)
Checklist for a Better Thesis	199	(10)
Summary	205	(2)
Learning Map of Chapter	207	(2)
Examination Techniques	209	(18)
The PASSED Model	209	(8)
Multiple-choice Questions	217	(2)
Case Studies --- The IDEAS Model	219	(4)
Case Studies --- What Examiners Want	223	(1)
Reports	223	(4)
Summary	223	(2)
Learning Map of Chapter	225	(2)
On-the-Job Learning	227	(20)
On-the-Job Learning: Groups	229	(1)
On-the-Job Learning: Personal Development	230	(1)
On-the-Job Learning: Benchmarking	231	(1)
On-the-Job Learning: Demanding Work	232	(2)
On-the-Job Learning: Communication Skills	234	(2)
On-the-Job Learning: Staff Development	236	(3)
On-the-Job Learning Models	239	(3)
The Process of Learning a Skill	242	(5)
Summary	243	(3)
Learning Map of Chapter	246	(1)
Off-the-Job Learning	247	(14)
Training and Development	247	(1)
Academic Opportunities	248	(1)
Short Courses	248	(1)
Involvement in Outside Bodies	249	(1)
Off-the-Job Learning: Groups	250	(1)
Off-the-Job Learning: Thinking	251	(1)
Off-the-Job Learning: Personal Development	252	(2)
Off-the-Job Learning: Resolving Issues	254	(2)
Off-the-Job Learning: Training	256	(1)
Assessment Centres	257	(1)
Corporate Learning Centres	257	(4)
Summary	258	(2)
Learning Map of Chapter	260	(1)
Bibliography	261	(2)
Index	263