This document discusses creating a "virtuous circle" of learning in the workplace through mentoring. It argues that mentoring, coaching, and performance management can develop a supportive organizational culture where people nurture each other's talent. In contrast, a "vicious circle" forms when learning is resisted and talent is not engaged or developed. The virtuous circle involves developing people through mentoring, curating learning resources based on feedback, and allowing mentors and the mentored to self-generate new materials.

2. a flipped classroom for the workplace…………………….
The Virtuous Circle
Phil Aspden: Director eGenius ltd
@egeniuslta

7. L=(P,Q)
Learning = Programmed knowledge in
interaction with good Questioning
Reg Revans

10. "Where is the wisdom we have
lost in knowledge? Where is
the knowledge we have lost in
information?"
T.S. Eliot.

11. Knowledge
Knowledge is information
of which someone is aware.
Knowledge is also used to
mean the confident
understanding of a
subject, potentially with
the ability to use it for
a specific purpose.
can be taught
Wisdom
Wisdom is the ability to
make correct judgments
and decisions. It is an
intangible quality
gained through our
experiences in life.
is developed

12. information
knowledge
wisdom
Text/ pictures
video/ animation
lecture/ talk
observation
experience
understanding dialogues
reflection
new
understandings
Judgement
Evaluation
Reasoning
Problem solving
decision making
training
development

14. Formal
Significant person
Doing the job70
20
10

15. agile
accessible
fragmented curated
indexed
provenance
data
-
use
feedback
discovery
user
generated
peer
review

16. What do we need from our
mentors?
What do we need from our
mentors?

17. Mentor from the start
Guide through
induction
training
[online etc]
Coaching &
mentoring
approach to
performance
management
Guide to available
learning/
development
Develops both
mentor &
mentored
Develop and
expand learning
resources
Request new
resources
direct
coach

18. empathy
questions
caring
mentoring
challenge
clarity
engaging/
motivating
experience
open
to
learn
knowledgeable
engage and nurture talent
explicit

19. The Vicious circle
I had to go through it!
school of hard knocks
toughen them up
knock it out of themattrition
a wearing down or weakening of
resistance, especially as a result of
continuous pressure or harassment
can’t teach me
anything
resistant to change
cynicism Toxic
organisational
culture

20. The Virtuous circle
mentoring
‘real’ performance
management
coaching
directing
teacher
trusted advisor
developing
pastoral care
supporting
Nurturing
supportive &
motivating
organisational
culture
learning

21. ● Develop people to develop people
● curate and facilitate the learning that
supports the process
● listen to mentors about what works best
● encourage self generation of learning
materials - video/ animation/ sound
● get lots of feedback on mentors & use
the best mentors as examples
● mentors become arbiters of your
learning/ development programme and
resources
the virtuous circle manifesto

23. Phil Aspden
@egeniuslta
www.egenius.ltd.uk
philaspden@egenius.ltd.uk