“This is Learning”

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Posted by Jane Bozarth | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 24-06-2011

My boss was in a meeting the other day that concluded with a request for attendees to review and submit their changes to a document — all via email.  She said, “I suggest we use Google Docs for that,” and explained how that would work.” Amid the rolling eyes and responses of “that  sounds too hard” and a “is it legal?”, her boss cut it off and said: “This is learning. We need to try this.”

The next-level boss gets it: “This is learning.” Does yours? Why not? What do you need to do to get recognition of and appreciation for learning to this level?

  • http://imedia-ventures.com Will

    Wow they are afraid of Google docs? The client I’m working for just hired a new IT grad and threw him into software development using complex integration middleware software with no training whatsoever, that I’ve been using for 10 years. The new grad asked me why his code changes weren’t being saved. I said ‘Because you have to lock the service before you can edit it.” Now THAT’s learning on the job!