A couple of weeks ago I asked you the following
questions - From
whom do you best learn? How do you best develop intellectually? What media best
communicate with you? What environments best enhance your personal development?
Some
of our colleagues have replied and their thoughts are below. I hope their
experiences and comments inform your intellectual development process and I
hope that process continues throughout your lifetime.
From Gerard Deonarine in Trinidad and Tobago -
Response: I learn best
from persons with whom I share a coach / (I prefer to use this word rather than
mentor) protégé relationship. My intellectual development is stimulated by
reading industry related books and magazines and by participating in specific
webinars. Most print and some electronic media communicate with me. LinkedIn is
the only social media that resonates with me. Small groups where honest
and open dialogue is fostered, enhances my personal development.
Gerard Deonarine - Chief
Operating Officer - Sports Chaplaincy Caribbean
From Stuart Weir in England -
My top three would be:
1. Books
2. Websites
3. Colleagues
My Number 1 may reflect my generation. A real book not a kindle or
ebook!!
J Stuart
Weir - Executive Director - Verite Sport
From Sylvia Tam in
Hong Kong -
Church services
Small groups
Lectures
Seminars
Educational
institutions
MS TAM 主內 譚姑娘
From P. Peter Jung in
Hong Kong -
I
had a big season from Pocast to learn and got inspired to live for God...
then
slowly I went to a season of reading books and got inspired then movies and
small groups...
So
I don’t have one particular way to learn, but it’s definitely seasonal...
P.
Peter Jung
Ptr ICA Generations
From Father Brian
Cavanaugh in Ohio, USA -
Here's my list in order:
Books
Audio tapes (for us old-timers who still listen to cassettes)
Periodicals (magazines / journals)
Websites
Movies (cinema)
Church services
Colleagues
Conferences
Fr. Brian, TOR
Now my
own thoughts –
·
I read books and gather a great deal of
inspiration, challenge, and intellectual stimulation from them. I prefer paper
books to ebooks, but do read a good deal in my nook.
·
I find that I learn best in small group
environments and therefore engage in as many as I can.
·
I am greatly indebted to a number of mentors in
my life. Occasional face to face meetings and regular correspondence via email
and text messages catalyze growth in my life.
·
I love conferences because of the intense nature
of the learning environment and the networking that takes place between the
formal sessions.
