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The scoop on what happens in audio conference calls--Katie Hafner, December 4, 2015. 

good ideas for preparing and guiding the conversation to get what you want in an interview, Caroline Zaayer Kaufman, February 6, 2016

article by Caroline Zaayer Kaufman on Monster.com and reprinted with permission elsewhere on the importance of projects to showcase your skills, give evidence of success, and what you learned to tie to the position you are interviewing for. December 3, 2015

Four points on how to sort, organize, and maintain valuable contacts starting with new business cards

description and definition of triple loop learning with a clear diagram with the differences between single, double, and triple loop learning.

good description of the history, development, uses, and framework of single-loop and double-loop learning as defined by Argyris and Shon. Examples of double-loop learning in organizational and educational settings, and actions taken at each step in the process.

Adapted from the Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development, this pdf has concise, clear definitions of single, double, and triple-loop learning. Single loop = follow the rules; double-loop = changing the rules; triple-loop = learning about learning

Maria Popova's blog, brainpickings, on Carol Dweck's work on mindset. Even in children, open or growth mindset is a key factor in learning, while fixed mindset is too focused on being perfect or the best or knowing all the answers. Growth mindset leads to curiosity, learning, exploration, and creativity. Fixed mindsets lead to the status quo and adhering to what exists. Growth mindset sees problems and challenges as growth and learning opportunities, fixed mindset views challenges as failure and underperforming. Great graphic of the 2 mindsets from Dweck's book.

Brian Anderson discusses continuous improvement using a Kata process (understand the direction or challenge; grasp the current condition; establish the next target condition; iterate toward the target condition). He discusses single and double-loop learning to achieve the Kata model. Good graphics of KATA as well as single and double-loop learning.

This Slideshare from ALIS on Strategic Foresight and Scenario-based Planning has a good graphic on slide 10 of single, double, and triple-loop learning.

Although from a religious viewpoint, the authors Ian Grayling and Kevin Commons have a concise definition of single, double, and triple-loop learning as well as a great chart of the modes of learning each one requires.

from InstructionalDesign.org, their page on Double Loop Learning and the theory of action outlined by Argyris and Schon. Double loop learning assumptions underlying current views are questioned and hypotheses about behavior publically tested.

from Tiny Buddha. T his article by Loran Hills discusses the use of journals for well being, healing, reflection of growth. Has 10 tips to start journaling.

by Maud Purcell. States that scientific evidence supports journaling accesses your left brain, which is analytical an rational, but also allows your right brain to be free to create, intuit, and feel. This removes mental blocks and allows one to use all of your brain.

from Creative Writing Now: reasons for keeping a journal: preserve memories; improve writing skills; sharpen your senses Good links to practical steps to begin and continue journaling

from themuse.com 8 steps to begin journaling and make it a daily routine. Contrary to the other resources, this one suggests journaling before you get out of bed in the am instead of at the end of the day. They also suggest using an app so you can access your journal throughout the day, writing in sentence fragments to get the ideas down, write on a calendar, make a template, find fun prompts, choose your time frame (once a year, week, month, etc).

from American Express: Glen Stansberry lists 5 reasons to keep a work diary or journal, including that it feels good to unwind and recount the day at the end of the day, focus on what got done not on what didn't, building on what went wrong to prevent it happening again, having a picture of what your work days look like so you can make adjustments.

good video of a very involved journaling process that this company employs. It includes daily, weekly, monthly, bi-yearly, and yearly journaling as well as sharing learning on the companies intranet, where there is a separate area for journal sharing. I love their term "leaky brain" - you can't remember much

great resource for making journaling a habit

from Lifehacker by Thorin Klosowski from 2/10/16 Quick overview of taking 5 minutes/day to journal about what you learned during the day. Love the LAF suggestion in the comments: what was Learned; Accomplished; Favorite moment of the day

great graphic on How to grow a PLN by Jacques Cool and Sylvia Duckworth. Use this in one of our blogs! https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-v-MKsf-fAiE/VMOekEmY_KI/AAAAAAAAQC8/mhouAI3iXhc/w890-h668-no/IMG_2006.JPG