David Brooks on Obama
From BrainwareMarch 12, 2010 at 9:52 am
David Brooks, a libertarian and a Republican, has interpretive abilities and fairness that on occasion are absolutely shocking. He has the ability to actually set aside ... (more)
Posts for Dan Erwin on Brainware
March 12, 2010 at 9:52 am
Quotation of the Week: Diane Ravitch
From BrainwareMarch 12, 2010 at 6:01 am
On our present course, we are disrupting communities, dumbing down our schools, giving students false reports of their progress, and creating a private sector that will undermine ... (more)
Absolutely Unbelievable! A Journalist with Balance. The Eric Massa “Story.”
From BrainwareMarch 12, 2010 at 12:51 am
This is the way the article on the nonstory of eric massa began in this morning's Post: I really think political journalists who've spent more than 20 minutes over the past ... (more)
The Two Absolutely Most Useful Skills for Managing Your Time
From BrainwareMarch 11, 2010 at 1:35 am
I have had numerous consulting experiences with executive clients in which after getting feedback--that most valuable commodity that execs never get--they tell me that their number ... (more)
Learning How to Use a New Bathroom Scale
From BrainwareMarch 10, 2010 at 10:26 am
I bought a new bathroom scale a couple months ago. Each morning when I get up, I move it away from the wall into the center of the bathroom. Damn, the thing was complicated. ... (more)
When Negotiating, Psych Yourself Up to be Creative
From BrainwareMarch 10, 2010 at 9:49 am
Going to buy a new car, or negotiate resource allocations on the job? Should you focus on problem solving or creativity?
Most managers understand that generating creative ... (more)
Laptops in Class? “It’s Really Serialized Interruption.”
From BrainwareMarch 10, 2010 at 1:09 am
It's finally happened to Gen-Y college students. According to the Washington Post, Profs are clamping down on the use of laptops in class. As the Post puts it, Georgetown Law Prof ... (more)
Neuroscience Says Sleepy Heads Learn Better
From BrainwareMarch 9, 2010 at 5:25 pm
In my recent post on neuroscience, sleep and creativity, I introduced the fascinating research on sleep by Matthew Walker and his colleagues at Berkeley. We've known that exercise, ... (more)
Good News: More Hiring in Manufacturing and Service Industries
From BrainwareMarch 9, 2010 at 9:35 am
A recent report from the Society of Human Resource Managers contained some very upbeat news for the economy and the jobless. The organization regularly surveys HR managers from ... (more)
Neuroscience, Sleep and Creativity
FromMarch 7, 2010 at 4:48 pm
It was Voltaire who once said he had so much to do that he had to go to sleep. “Providence has given us . . . sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life.” Voltaire
... (more)A New Understanding of Reality for Paul Krugman
From BrainwareMarch 6, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Having lived and worked in three very different worlds, and having grown up in Kentucky, Michigan and Minnesota, I'd have to be terribly naive not to understand that cultures ... (more)
Is the Outlook for the Economy and the Jobless Finally Looking Up?
From BrainwareMarch 6, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Both this morning’s Wall Street Journal and New York Times touted the latest economic figures (see my previous post) as a good sign, in spite of the loss of 36,000 jobs last ... (more)
Warren Buffett’s Annual Humorous, Self-Deprecating Report
FromMarch 5, 2010 at 9:50 am
I pay little attention to Buffett’s financials, but his comments are worth their weight in gold along with a great laugh.
Here’s the free annual report in 22 pages: Buffett.
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Can the U.S. Actually Learn Something About Finance from Canada
From BrainwareMarch 5, 2010 at 8:36 am
The subtitle of an article in BusinessWeek, of all places, describes the issue clearly: While America’s bailed-out banks lobby against reform, Canada’s profitable banks are ... (more)
If You Talk to Him, Will He Turn Off His Phone?
From BrainwareMarch 4, 2010 at 5:10 pm
There are many irritating listening habits which can create communication problems. One of the most typical and frustrating is trying to talk to a manager who leaves her phone ... (more)
Initial Jobless Claims Down for Week Ending February 27
From BrainwareMarch 4, 2010 at 1:10 pm
The downward trend is continuing for initial jobless claims. The government said, 4,500,000 people filed continuing claims in the week ended Feb. 20, the most recent data available. ... (more)
Shocking Statistics About People Over Age 55: The Encore Career
From BrainwareMarch 4, 2010 at 11:52 am
After reading the this morning's Times discussion of new careers for people over age 55, I have the sense that I may have been living in la-la land for some time. I had the ... (more)
Quotation of the Week: Ursula Burns of Xerox
FromMarch 3, 2010 at 11:45 pm
The accolades that I get for doing absolutely nothing are amazing–I’ve been named to every list, literally, since I became the C.E.O.
–Ursula Burns, new CEO of Xerox. First
A Not-So-Obvious Listening Skill: The Minimal Encourager
From BrainwareMarch 3, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Half the time when I share this well-used skill listening skill with someone, the response (unsaid or not) is, "Yeah, that's obvious." I usually smirk or roll my ... (more)
100 Social Sites for Every Kind of Job Seeker
FromMarch 2, 2010 at 12:36 pm
I received an email from Kitty Holman this morning, letting me know that her website had aggregated jobsearch sites by differing categories. Although her site is oriented to
... (more)5 Rules for Recovering from a Fumble
FromMarch 2, 2010 at 12:55 am
The January issue of Negotiation laid out a process for recovering from negotiation missteps. Reading it, I realized that it’s quite similar to the model that I use for reworking
... (more)Roger Martin of Rotman, theToronto Business School
From BrainwareMarch 1, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Here’s a recommendation. One of the bloggers I like an awful lot is Dean Roger Martin of the University of Toronto’s Rotman Business School. He’s a prolific writer and ... (more)
Can You Really Trust an Opinion Poll?
FromMarch 1, 2010 at 12:46 am
Probably not. Well . . . it all depends. In a recent blog I discussed my skepticism regarding opinion polls and my fear that most people trust them, making opinion polls the
... (more)Why Chris Argyris Thinks Peter Drucker’s Advice is Flawed
From BrainwareFebruary 28, 2010 at 4:41 pm
One of the most useful coaching skills I’ve ever gained was the result of Chris Argyris’ critique of Peter Drucker’s advice.
In Overcoming Organizational Defenses, ... (more)
Quotation of the Week: Alan Wolfe
From BrainwareFebruary 26, 2010 at 7:00 am
Democracy is not government by public opinion poll, and legislators have an obligation to do what is right.
--Alan Wolfe. Professor of political science at Boston College. ... (more)
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