Reflection as a catalyst for organisational learning

The relationship between workplace learning and midwives’ and nurses’ self-reported competence: A cross-sectional survey

“…This type of workplace learning was also ranked second and third for the less experienced and more experienced nurses respectively as the method of learning they used in everyday practice. Reflection allows individuals to reconstruct their experience, analyse and make sense of it, and create a very personal understanding of that experience (Bulman et al, 2012;Knipfer et al, 2013). Knipfer et al (2013) argue that ''reflection is the most important catalyst for transforming daily work experience into individual, team and organisational learning, since it has the potential to lead to better understanding of one's own work and can guide future ' (p. 33).…”

“…Reflection allows individuals to reconstruct their experience, analyse and make sense of it, and create a very personal understanding of that experience (Bulman et al, 2012;Knipfer et al, 2013). Knipfer et al (2013) argue that ''reflection is the most important catalyst for transforming daily work experience into individual, team and organisational learning, since it has the potential to lead to better understanding of one's own work and can guide future ' (p. 33). Indeed, reflection is often identified as the major source of workplace learning by many professionals (Berg and Chyung, 2008;Hayward et al, 2013).…”

“…As the consequence of this, good patterns of behaviour can be acquired (Coetzer, 2007;Jarvis et al, 2003;Nikolova et al, 2014). Not only can individuals learn from others; they can also learn from reflecting on their own actions, which allows individuals to reconstruct their experience, analyse it (Bulman et al, 2012;Knipfer et al, 2013), and give feedback to themselves in order to improve their own behaviours (Eisen, 2001;Kyndt et al, 2009). Finally, on-and off-the-job training are both important parts of employees' learning resources (Coetzer, 2007;Van Buuren and Edelenbos, 2013).…”

“…However, reflection often takes the form of private practice, thus whether or not nurses engage in reflection is rarely observable or is difficult to prove. Collaborative reflection, that is sharing and discussing experiences with others for the purpose of team learning, may be the key to enhancing reflection among nurses (Knipfer et al, 2013). By this means, less experienced nurses can also retrieve useful information from their own practice with the aid of others, thereby making better use of the value of their clinical experience.…”

Leadership in Academia: Individual and Collective Approaches to the Quest for Creativity and Innovation

“…Academic leaders must be encouraged and guided to initiate and facilitate their personal learning from daily leadership challenges (Knipfer, et al, 2015). Reflection is a catalyst of learning in organizations for individuals as well as teams as it allows people to generate meaning from an experience (Knipfer, Kump, Wessel, & Cress, 2013). Systematic feedback is a necessary and valuable means to gather information about other's perceptions of one's strengths and weaknesses with regard to leadership (Anseel, Lievens, & Schollaert, 2009).…”