Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) At Work
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This is the book for anyone who embraces growth and learning as an individual and as a workplace colleague. You’ll find an introspective view of personal development and an insightful foray into the potential for influencing groups. This book offers research-based tools and templates to guide the journey towards becoming one’s best self. The book is organized by five facets of personal and professional growth:
Facet #1 – Know your identity
Facet #2 – Suspend certainty
Facet #3 – Take responsibility
Facet #4 – Engage in reciprocity
Facet #5 – Build resiliencyA chapter devoted to each facet defines that quality along a continuum of stages with a correlated self-assessment and exercises to stimulate insight and learning. Rich, contextual examples and anecdotes enhance the understanding and relatability of each facet and adult development as a whole.
A practical resource for self-study and professional development, this book provides engaging text, web resources, and video links. Clear directions and support materials for implementing each exercise enhance the usability of this book, reduce preparation time for busy professionals, and maximize the learning potential for all readers.
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Jen Abrams is an experienced educator whose career has led her from 26-years with the Palo Alto (CA) School District to leading professional development seminars all over the world. Author of multiple books and articles, Jen works in education, health care, and corporate settings and shares wisdom and resources in her monthly blog, Voice Lessons. Learn more about Jennifer.
“This book is a rich tutorial for anyone seeking to expand the boundaries of their knowledge by learning key capacities that will enable them to more fully engage with others and explore the expansive verges that make us all better. The work is that of a master teacher and capacity builder, a combination of powerful content and reflective exercises that if diligently undertaken will lead you to more of yourself and others.”
Stewart Levine, Founder, ResolutionWorks and author of Getting to Resolution and The Book of Agreement
“I’d vote this book number one for any team committed to developing itself and, refreshingly, individuals within a team. Reporting from a rock-solid foundation of literature on human development Abrams fearlessly approaches five essential areas like identity, certainty, and reciprocity with a surgeon’s skill. Each topic is illuminated with lenses from multiple disciplines. Every chapter provides instruments for teams (or individuals) to guide their reading, assess their edges of learning, reflect and grow. She writes as a fellow learner, “Individual growth is too complex [including hers] to be mandated or “delivered” to a group…” This is a book with which to grow by questioning ourselves and stretching on our own edges.”
Robert J. Garmston, Co-Developer of Cognitive Coaching and The Adaptive School
“Before you read this book decide that you never want to grow up. Now you are perfectly fit for reading and enjoying this book. You will love the five facets of life from ‘know your identity’ to ‘build resilience’. The guiding questions and exercises will keep you exploring and guessing. The video vignettes are warm and wonderful. And when you finish ‘participating’ in the book (which you must do) you will be much wiser about yourself. Best of all, you will realize that you have much more to learn, which come to think of it may be the author’s main point.”
Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus OISE/University of Toronto
“Jennifer Abrams takes the reader on a humane and growth producing journey of self-exploration to discover one’s leading edge. Full of illustrative clarifications, practical exercises, and reflective prompts, this book becomes a trusted companion to help with the introspective work necessary to create a culture of adult learning that is aspirational. A provocative and positive learning approach that can immediately impact how individuals engage with the world and interact with others.”
Allison Zmuda, Competent Classroom, LLC
“My college days are a distant memory, but I never stopped learning. The easy parts: learning content and skills. The more important and difficult path is looking inside yourself. In Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work, Jennifer Abrams shows you how to navigate the inward journey and ultimately turn pro. Here, you will learn the mindset and habits of top performers.”
Danny Bauer, Chief Ruckus Maker, Better Leaders Better Schools
“Rich, resourceful, and relevant! Jennifer Abrams teaches us how to behave and think like cognitively and emotionally mature grown ups and how to keep growing when we think we are finished. In this book, she outlines five facets of being responsible, collaborative, and contributing adults who bring their best self into every aspect of their workplace, community, and family life. She challenges us with a wide array of exercises to engage in to continue to stretch our capacity to show up with positive intentions, open minds, and commitment to be better each day.”
Joellen Killion, Leadership and Learning Consultant
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Burlington, VT: MiraVia, LLC, Copyright 2021
ISBN 978-0-9981770-3-8
Softcover, 144 Pages
