
 Modern Mentor
 Modern Mentor How to learn at work when there’s no time for learning
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 Aug 26, 2025  Discover how to integrate learning into your busy work life. Explore innovative strategies to enhance workplace growth without overwhelming your team. Understand the importance of vulnerability in learning by revisiting basic skills and asking simple questions. Learn how investing in employee engagement can lead to significant improvements in team performance, encouraging a continuous culture of creativity and development. 
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Ask Naive Experts For Fresh Angles
- Challenge team members to ask internal 'naive experts' for fresh perspectives on problems.
- Use cross-functional questions to surface simple shifts that reframe customer needs and spark new ideas.
Cross-Functional Questions Spark Ideas
- A leader had his team ask finance and HR naive experts how they'd position a product differently.
- The answers reframed the problem and led to new bundling and need-based thinking.
Implement Before You're Fully Ready
- Launch a careful prototype before it's perfect to force learning from real feedback.
- Use a small pilot audience who knows it's a prototype and iterate based on customer response.
