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Content is provided to stimulate new perspectives on experiences and focus each session on a management or leadership theme. Peer learning sessions are 60 to 90 minutes each, usually once a month, or as a one off event. In this article we delve into the content used by peer learning groups and how it makes them so effective.“Thoughtful reflection on natural experience, in the light of conceptual ideas, is the most powerful tool we have for management learning.” – Henry Mintzberg, co-founder CoachingOurselves The CoachingOurselves Topics are designed by world renowned management and organizational thinkers and combine high-quality content, questions, and exercises for peer learning groups. Peer-learning groups use the topics to stimulate reflection, learning, and promotes change.  Participants work on real problems, make decisions to take action, increase self-awareness and develop learning relationships. The topics are selected based on the organizations short term needs or around their leadership framework.How exactly does a CoachingOurselves peer learning guide work? Listen to Warren Cohen introduce the structure of our peer learning discussion guide on Accountability: It’s a Tricky World.Each CoachingOurselves topic combines high quality content with key questions for productive discussion and reflection.Peer-learning programs guided by CoachingOurselves topics:Are aligned with organizational needs.Have a guided learning journey.Develop common language and understandings.Enable new insights and collective actions.Learn more about CoachingOurselves programs: Recommended article: Discover the Connect and Lead in a Hybrid Workplace program."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"What Makes Our Peer-Learning Groups So Effective?","item":"https:\/\/coachingourselves.com\/makes-peer-learning-groups-effective\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]