Inspiration Through Information
Since my friends, acquaintances and colleagues all know I’m a writer, I’m often asked how they can best improve their writing. While there is an endless collection of tips and tricks one can employ to become a better writer, there is really no replacement for practice. Writers write. The more you write, the better you […]
While reading Seth Godin’s book, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?, I was struck by the brilliance of something he said. Godin believes schools today should be teaching just two things: (1) solving interesting problems, and (2) leadership. How beautiful is that simple directive? Isn’t solving problems what education is all about? How does the universe work? What […]
This post thread started with my book review of Proving You’re Qualified. In previous posts I discussed some of the elements of an education portfolio – résumés, letters of recommendation and testimonials. Although what elements go into the making of a good education portfolio varies by individual and job target, a good one might consist […]
This post thread started with my book review of Proving You’re Qualified. In previous posts I discussed some of the elements of an education portfolio – résumés and letters of recommendation. Although what elements go into the making of a good education portfolio varies by individual and job target, a good one might consist of […]
Lately there is increasing endorsement by large companies and organizations for what’s become known as the 70:20:10 model for learning. This model, backed by significant research, clearly identifies how people actually learn what they need to know to do their jobs within a large organization. Organization workers tend to learn about 70% informally, 20% through […]
This post thread started with my book review of Proving You’re Qualified. In my last post I discussed one of the elements of an education portfolio – résumés. Although what elements go into the making of a good education portfolio varies by individual and job target, a good one might consist of a résumé, letters […]
This post continues the topic I started in my book review of Proving You’re Qualified. Here’s the dilemma. You’re about to search for a new job. You have some work experience behind you. You’ve learned some things along way. Perhaps you’ve read some books, learned on the job, taken some workshops, or otherwise gained some […]
Proving You’re Qualified: Strategies for Competent People without College Degrees By Charles D. Hayes Published by Autodidactic Press Ask a random sampling of people who are in successful careers how they learned to do their current job and a large percentage of them will say “I learned on the job.” I hear it all the […]
Please watch this TED Talk. It was incredibly enlightening for me when I watched it. I had not consciously acknowledged how much the information I access on the web was being personalized (filtered) for me. And that’s dangerous when one is seeking to become truly educated. We need to be presented with challenging and opposing […]
Knowledge is free. There’s no need to spend a lot of money on expensive classes for much of what you want to learn. Check out this post, 12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free, for some great self-education resources. Lifelong learning is not only a joy and gratifying, but it’s becoming a necessity […]