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  • Code Switching The New Second Language? 

    Code Switching The New Second Language? 

    As someone who couldn’t make up her mind what to study in undergrad, I took a double degree – science and literature.  People often asked me how I could study two subjects that were so different.  But really. They weren’t. Yes, they had language that they used to convey and create new knowledge. And yes, Read more

  • It Shouldn’t Have to Suck

    It Shouldn’t Have to Suck

    In a great conversation last month, a colleague and I agreed that all the little work that needs to be done, those unpleasant tasks that no one really wants to do… … shouldn’t have to suck. You’re probably thinking, they shouldn’t, but these things still do, so there’s nothing I can do about it.  But Read more

  • Motivating Without a Paycheck

    Motivating Without a Paycheck

    Intrinsic Employee Engagement Factors – Which Lever Will You Pull?  My career began as a volunteer manager in the non-profit sector and then moved into human resources. In some of my first roles, I managed volunteers in health care, human services, the arts, and my local community group.  One of the most valuable lessons I Read more

  • Scouts for Adults

    Scouts for Adults

    Badges are back but it’s no longer just for participation.  (Anyone remember those Participaction badges?!) Today, both learners and employers are including badges into their search for jobs or for employees.  Badges are changing the education and skill game.  The parchment that you earn with a degree means you have learned a subject widely and Read more

  • What Types of Errors Cost the Most?

    What Types of Errors Cost the Most?

    What happens when you only have part of the information? What decisions do you tend to make? I was challenged on this recently when someone explained to me the two types of errors we can make. They used the analogy that the weather forecast calls for 50% chance of rain. In this instance you have Read more

  • 10,000 Hours or 10 Milliseconds?

    10,000 Hours or 10 Milliseconds?

    a.k.a. To AI or not to AI With Chat GPT and other AI at our fingertips, why would we spend time ourselves to master a skill or complete a task? Why spend 10,000 hours becoming an expert when we can spend 10 milliseconds waiting for the AI to give us the answer? Malcolm Gladwell’s argument Read more

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