Go Beyond Common Practice

I. Video

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Tom Landry went opposite to common practice to find success.

We explore the literature to find where we can go beyond common practice.

We start with unraveling commonly held ideas in the video above.

 II Takeaways

“Feedback Fallacies”

Explore three “fallacies” from Marcus Buckingham Harvard Business Review Mar-Apr 2019 p92-101 (see below)

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  • Feedback mostly reflects source’s understanding than learner understanding

    This bias mostly can't be trained away

    This bias limits receptivity by the learner

    Instead, present your feedback as your opinion and reaction.

  • Learning is more adding buds to existing branches than adding branches

    Learning happens in learner's pattern, not teachers.

    Learners shut down when deficits highlighted and spark when strengths are.

  • Excellence is an extension of learner’s uniqueness

    Excellence is not found in studying failure

    Not helpful to compare to a designated model of excellence (doesn’t find individual’s strength)

Why common practice fails

  • Using self insight will be more tailored to and accepted by the learner.

  • Tough one to admit too. Think about pet peeves as an example.

  • We are assessing different qualities in different ways.

 III. Further Reading

Marcus Buckingham Harvard Business Review Mar-Apr 2019 p92-101