Kristen Hayden Safdie

Come for the L&D tweets, stay for the comedy recs.

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

One weird trick your anxiety disorder doesn’t want you to know:

If you’re worried you did something that upset someone, tell them. Then you don’t have to worry about it for the next 48 hours.

You’re welcome!

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

@pamelaloving @KatrinaKibben See? There are reasons to check Twitter ❤️❤️❤️ I appreciate you!

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

@britz My main guiding principles on whether it’s worth it are:
1) Will we use/respond to the results in any way?
2) Will seeing the responses from others be surprising or validating?

If either one is yes then I’ll consider it. I’m sure there are others, but these are the big ones!

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

@britz I typically use them when I want people to feel less alone in something (ex: how much time do you spend on coaching conversations with reports — likely everyone is less than they want to be but don’t want to say that).

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

@moehlert I’m so sorry to say that it’s “leg sleeve”. If anyone knows of it differently I’d love to be wrong.

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

I always find myself taking a surprising hard line during #lrnchat. Tonight’s was the role of org culture fostering (or limiting) growth mindset through incentives or modeling and I’m going to follow that line of thinking a bit more in conversations.

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Q7) What did you learn tonight? How can you apply it to your own practice/life? Bonus: tying your response to Star Wars Day #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

Hearing stories of people who they respect doing the same. I love when conversations about coaching or performance reviews start with a leader sharing a time they were coached or got a tough review. #lrnchat

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Q6. How can adult learners cultivate resilience and perseverance in the face of setbacks? #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

I would argue that this doesn’t indicate that I don’t care about learning and growth. I know I need to grow in the topics I signed up for, but the outcomes are vague and long-term and my calendar is crowded now. #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

Embed it in the day-to-day. Personally, I know that I don’t make much time for learning if it’s a separate and not immediately relevant thing. I’m signed up for two classes next week that I need to reschedule for meeting conflicts! #lrnchat

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Q5. What are some ways that organizations can create a culture of growth and continuous learning for adults? #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

I think it’s heavily influenced by the environment outside of the classroom. An educator can create a safe environment, but if the learner is still scared to fail in front of peers because of the org culture, no amount of in-class support can overcome that. #lrnchat

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Q4. How can educators support adults in developing a growth mindset and taking ownership of their learning? #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

The biggest thing is making sure that the others doing it are also beginners. Be mindful of who else is there. Even people with a growth mindset can get a bruised ego. #lrnchat

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Q3. What strategies can be used to encourage adults to embrace new challenges and try something new? #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

AND without trusting it you can’t practice. Growth mindset is important, but it’s also limited by the environment that you’re in. If you can’t safely be wrong, you learn to stop trying new things. #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

One of the first things that I noticed when I started at my org was how well leaders modeled this. It immediately made me believe all of the rhetoric about trying things and learning from mistakes. Without that being modeled, it’s hard to trust it. #lrnchat

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Q2. How can showing your work and learning from mistakes foster a growth mindset in adult learners? #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

Just starting from a foundation of “I don’t know everything” prepared you to practice, fail, and learn from feedback. #lrnchat

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Q1. How can a growth mindset encourage adults to show their work and share their learning journey? #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

I’m doing some research I came across this quote from Maria Montessori: “The teacher has two tasks: to lead the children to concentration and to help them in their development afterwards.” #lrnchat

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Q0) #lrnchat always begins with this: What did you learn today? If not today, then this week? #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

I love @WTAL_Podcast so I was jazzed to take part in the one on — you guessed it! — empathy! It was a great conversation and a nice mix of high-level discussion and tips for practical application. Thanks to @AndrewJacobsLnD for creating this space and letting me join in ❤️

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

@DrJenSolberg @LSCon I got that email and GASPED and then was LIVID because I’m not there!!!

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

@emelaarghh Aww, I'm honored that my back-of-the-napkin brainstorm was useful!

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

I learned that I should feel guilty for not tracking my own learning enough, either! (But for real, it would probably help) #lrnchat

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Q6) What have you learned today about how you or others can learn in self-directed ways? How can you apply this to your life/work? #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

Time and energy. I generally do need a problem to solve. Someone give me a problem that only learning how to play the guitalele can solve! #lrnchat

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Q5) What makes it easy/difficult for you to learn? What do you find most challenging about your own self-directed learning? #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

I usually stop writing it down after the first one, but this was a fun exercise to make me think about what I actually consciously keep track of (it's 1 and 4). #lrnchat

[Kristen Hayden Safdie @KristenLearning]

Level 1: Did I do it?
Level 2: Can I explain it to someone else or show them what I did?
Level 3: Is it a habit? And I incorporating it into my work or routine in some way?
Level 4: Did it solve the problem or have any outside-of-me-learning-this impact?
#lrnchat

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Q4) When do you measure or record your learning? If you do measure your own learning, please describe what that looks like. #lrnchat