As you can see, I took an unexpected hiatus from Blogging. My apologies to anyone who noticed! I signed on to teach 3 online courses that began in April. All three courses were in condensed summer sessions. There were 450 students enrolled across three sections. Needless to say, it was and continues to be (as […]
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There is a great deal of chatter in the media about older workers and retirement. In large part, this is caused by the population bubble (the Baby Boomers) who are quickly approaching the ‘typical’ age of retirement. It also reflects changing legislation around retirement itself. The Economist recently published a special section on this very issue. The […]
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I am a member of generation X – the late end I would like to point out, but a Gen Xer nonetheless. The specific boundaries for each generation are not clear. Some would argue that Gen X includes folks born as early as 1961, others site 1964. The last Gen Xers were born somewhere between […]
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iPad 2 is coming!! I have put a reminder about the Canadian launch date into my calendar and I am now counting the days – there are 2 left, if you were interested. Obviously, I am what technology marketers would call an ‘early adopter.‘ I love a gadget. I also love to look for ways […]
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The recent events in Japan along with recent events in my own small world, have focussed my thinking on the link between work and ‘life.’ The idea of ‘making a difference’ or doing something ‘meaningful’ at work has always resonated with me. I have been fortunate enough to have landed in a career where it […]
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This morning I recorded a 20 minute video for an organization that invited me to give a talk on mentoring. The video is here for you to view. The objective is to provide some foundational information on the role of mentoring in career development. Your comments are welcome on everything from video content to video […]
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A couple of weeks ago I blogged about how testing is related to learning. More recently, the Globe and Mail published a short piece on encouraging creativity in children. Anne McIroy cited findings by James Kaufman, an experimental psychologist at California State University. Kaufman found that if children know they are going to be tested on a […]
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Julia Kirby recently blogged about young entrepreneurs Page & Brin (google), Jobs (Apple), and Zuckerberg (facebook) on the Harvard Business Review website. She made the point that each of these entrepreneurs sought out assistance from ‘seasoned’ business leaders as their organizations grew. The interesting point, Kirby points out, is that Page and Brin appointed a CEO while […]
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An article published in Science this week, and reviewed in the New York Times, describes findings about the role of testing in learning. The findings are interesting because they are not entirely consistent with our current views of how people learn. We often view the ‘test‘ as a necessary evil. It serves the purpose of evaluation, […]
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This past Friday I met the new cohort in the Master’s of Human Resource Management program. The first day of a graduate class always marks the beginning of a journey. Although I bring some outline of what I hope to accomplish over the term, our path is largely guided by the students in the group. […]
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