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Oct132006
411 - Sleep and Learning; Ken Blanchard on Leadership Podcast
October 13, 2006
Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - Oct 13, 2006.
#411 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
53,044 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando - www.learning2006.com.
Over 1,504 Global Learning Leaders Registered
1. Ken Blanchard on Leadership: Podcast & Transcript.
2. Sleep: Impacts on Learning & Performance?
1. Ken Blanchard on Leadership: Earlier this week, I interviewed Ken Blanchard, one of the leading experts on Leadership. For ten minutes we chatted about evolving models of leadership, the need for "no-spin"
leaders and how to make your learners "raving fans". You can listen to, download or read this interview at:
http://www.learning2006.com/university/
2. Sleep - Impacts on Learning & Performance: There is an incredible article in this month's Harvard Business Review, focusing on the threat of sleep deprivation on organizational performance. Here is an abstract:
"Companies today glorify the executive who logs 100-hour workweeks, the road warrior who lives out of a suitcase in multiple time zones, and the negotiator who takes a red-eye to make an 8 a.m. meeting. But to Dr.
Charles A. Czeisler, the Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, this kind of corporate behavior is the antithesis of high performance. In fact, he says, it endangers employees and puts their companies at risk."
"Czeisler describes four neurobiological functions that affect sleep duration and quality as well as individual performance. When these functions fall out of alignment because of sleep deprivation, people operate at a far lower level of performance than they would if they were well rested. Czeisler goes on to observe that corporations have all kinds of policies designed to protect employees--rules against smoking, sexual harassment, and so on--but they push people to the brink of self-destruction by expecting them to work too hard, too long, and with too little sleep."
"The negative effects on cognitive performance, Czeisler says, can be similar to those that occur after drinking too much alcohol: "We now know that 24 hours without sleep or a week of sleeping four or five hours a night induces an impairment equivalent to a blood alcohol level of .1%. We would never say, 'This person is a great worker! He's drunk all the time!'
yet we continue to celebrate people who sacrifice sleep for work."
Czeisler recommends that companies institute corporate sleep policies that discourage scheduled work beyond 16 consecutive hours as well as working or driving immediately after late-night or overnight flights."
At Learning 2006, we will host an open discussion about the impacts of Sleep patterns on learning and performance. For several years, I suffered from sleep apnea and am quite concerned about the relationship between sleep and learning. It will be one of the first sessions in our field on this key issue. I'd love to hear your comments and stories. Send me a note to emasie@masie.com
Upcoming MASIE Center Events & Services:
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5 to 8 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in our Learning CONSORTIUM.
Information at http://www.masie.com
#411 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
53,044 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Learning 2006 - Nov 5-8 - Orlando - www.learning2006.com.
Over 1,504 Global Learning Leaders Registered
1. Ken Blanchard on Leadership: Podcast & Transcript.
2. Sleep: Impacts on Learning & Performance?
1. Ken Blanchard on Leadership: Earlier this week, I interviewed Ken Blanchard, one of the leading experts on Leadership. For ten minutes we chatted about evolving models of leadership, the need for "no-spin"
leaders and how to make your learners "raving fans". You can listen to, download or read this interview at:
http://www.learning2006.com/university/
2. Sleep - Impacts on Learning & Performance: There is an incredible article in this month's Harvard Business Review, focusing on the threat of sleep deprivation on organizational performance. Here is an abstract:
"Companies today glorify the executive who logs 100-hour workweeks, the road warrior who lives out of a suitcase in multiple time zones, and the negotiator who takes a red-eye to make an 8 a.m. meeting. But to Dr.
Charles A. Czeisler, the Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, this kind of corporate behavior is the antithesis of high performance. In fact, he says, it endangers employees and puts their companies at risk."
"Czeisler describes four neurobiological functions that affect sleep duration and quality as well as individual performance. When these functions fall out of alignment because of sleep deprivation, people operate at a far lower level of performance than they would if they were well rested. Czeisler goes on to observe that corporations have all kinds of policies designed to protect employees--rules against smoking, sexual harassment, and so on--but they push people to the brink of self-destruction by expecting them to work too hard, too long, and with too little sleep."
"The negative effects on cognitive performance, Czeisler says, can be similar to those that occur after drinking too much alcohol: "We now know that 24 hours without sleep or a week of sleeping four or five hours a night induces an impairment equivalent to a blood alcohol level of .1%. We would never say, 'This person is a great worker! He's drunk all the time!'
yet we continue to celebrate people who sacrifice sleep for work."
Czeisler recommends that companies institute corporate sleep policies that discourage scheduled work beyond 16 consecutive hours as well as working or driving immediately after late-night or overnight flights."
At Learning 2006, we will host an open discussion about the impacts of Sleep patterns on learning and performance. For several years, I suffered from sleep apnea and am quite concerned about the relationship between sleep and learning. It will be one of the first sessions in our field on this key issue. I'd love to hear your comments and stories. Send me a note to emasie@masie.com
Upcoming MASIE Center Events & Services:
* Learning 2006 - Nov 5 to 8 - Orlando, Florida.
* Membership in our Learning CONSORTIUM.
Information at http://www.masie.com
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