31 | How Reflection Fuels Growth: Celebrating One Year of Chain of Learning

Chain of Learning: Empowering Continuous Improvement Change Leaders

It’s Chain of Learning’s first anniversary this month! And it’s the time of year for gratitude and thanks – and for reflection.

Thank you for listening and for being part of this Chain of Learning that we are growing together.

To mark this podcast milestone, I want to practice what I talk about on nearly every episode – reflection – as I believe it IS the foundation of learning and impact.

In this episode, I share my reflections from the Chain of Learning’s first year and walk you through the process I use and teach for reflection – so you can apply this same reflection process to whatever you are working on, both professionally and personally.

Whether you’re leading teams, fostering innovation, or driving continuous improvement – or simply looking to take the next step forward in your life – purposeful reflection is the foundation for your ultimate success.

YOU’LL LEARN:

• The meaning of the Japanese word Hansei – self-reflection – and the risk if you get caught more in doing and don’t take time to reflect
• How you can use the Plan-Do-Study-Adjust (PDSA) cycle to improve and why I suggest we call it the Study-Adjust-Plan-Do (SAPD) cycle
• The 3 ways to reflect with intention even while short on time
• The backstory to how this podcast started and personal reflections of what I’ve learned and adjusted over producing 31 episodes
• The questions to ask yourself for meaningful reflection

I invite you to embed reflection into your practice — not just as a one-time exercise but as a regular habit – that guides you toward excellence.

Thanks for the opportunity to grow and strengthen our Chain of Learning together. Here’s to the journey of growth and another year of reflections ahead!

IMPORTANT LINKS:

• Full episode show notes and links: ChainOfLearning.com/31
• Comment and share your process for reflection on LinkedIn here
• Check out my website: KBJAnderson.com
• Follow me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kbjanderson
• Get my book “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn” – LearningToLeadLeadingToLearn.com
  
  

TIMESTAMPS FOR THIS EPISODE:

2:37 The meaning of the Japanese word Hansei
4:11 The 5 steps to applying Hansei and using the (SAPD) cycle

5:28 Reflection Process 1: immediate self reflection after an event, even if you’re short on time
6:27 Reflection Process 2: reflect with others or in a group setting to get feedback and share ideas
8:05 Reflection Process 3: reflect over time by looking back
9:38 Backstory of how the Chain of Learning podcast started
12:37 Process launching the podcast and the challenges and lessons learned
18:53 Personal growth and what I have learned over time since starting the podcast
31:47 Questions to ask yourself to add reflection in your daily, monthly and yearly process

31:35 Share your process for reflection on LinkedIn or via email

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