I have seen a few community posts leaning into Ageism. The small seed of passive aggressive doubt. The one that implies that perhaps your more experienced resources are not bringing the best and the most bleeding and current edge offerings to the table.
In the world of Technology and Technology + Business Consulting, we (people who lean into this area, consult on this area, solve business problems with technical solutions) have never had the opportunity to rest on our laurels. We know that on a daily basis we must have habits and techniques to keep current, change is constant and has only moved faster and faster in our spaces.
One of my favorite learning techniques is to adjust my personal work habits and processes with each new release from Microsoft. I re-evaluate the way I work with technologies to get my work done when given the chance. Technologies such as Microsoft Outlook, OneNote, Teams, Task management, Notes management, collaboration with team members and so many other tools and business habits.
I also love, love, love that Microsoft has enhanced and accelerated their efforts to keep Microsoft Learn current and updated and free. (Microsoft Learn: Build skills that open doors in your career) There are a lot more badges to be tackled and trophies to be won, but this is only one avenue of learning.
In the world of Avanade, we also have Avanade University and Accenture University and partnerships with other training programs that we can align and join. We all regularly take classes and are encouraged to learn. These partnerships are not only technical training, but also master classes in so many subjects from Advanced Consulting techniques to emotional intelligence to Story Telling and more.
I also sprinkle all of the above with my long-term habit of knowledge shared, knowledge gained. Community. I had the HUGE opportunity to network this week with an industry expert in Life Sciences. What a treat to not only learn about technology in the world of Life Science, but also industry variables and cool stuff happening. It is hard to explain how valuable that one call was to me. A soul with a long-term secret passion and family history with all things "scientific" and "medical".
There are other ways that I learn, following LinkedIn posts, Sharing internally on Viva Engage and Microsoft Teams, watching videos, ...
What are your favorite ways to learn?