I picked up a new audio book over the weekend as part of my MBA on the Run program. Entitled the Wisdom of Crowds, author James Surowiecki takes us on an amazing journey in the study of group think. Written in a entertaining and thought provoking style this book is hard to put down. If you liked Malcolm Gladwell's Blink or Tipping Point, you'll like this book. Interesting …
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Five Minute Diet Planner
Have you started a diet or exercise program only to fail after a few days. Your goal was lost among the daily activities of life. Your plans evaporated into that bowl of ice cream or bag of cookies. Your daily ritual took over and that latest diet book was put back on the shelf.Why does this happen?Why do diets ultimately fail?In my experience diets fail because …
Permission Politics
Tired of those endless political calls that seem to show up before every election? Do you throw the phone down in anger when you realize it's a machine on the other end? Maybe this call is from Arnold Schwarzenegger... why would Arnold want to call me you wonder? This is politics in the new millennium. Endless phone and mail spam.... call after call, brochure after brochure... …
In Praise of a Great Teacher
Have you ever been in a class that was so impactful that you came away so excited that you wanted to tell all of your friends about it? Have you had a teacher with the extraodinary talent to keep you totally immersed in the subject, where everything just seems to click? Have you had a teacher take the extra time to find out your needs and to personally help you with a project …
Podcasting Adventure
I spent the weekend discovering the world of Podcasting. It was an amazing journey fraught with pitfalls and frustration. Podcasting is not as easy as it sounds. Creating the audio vocal track is only the beginning. To create something that sounds professional you'll need to mix the audio track with intro music and add noise reduction. Then you need to upload it, create a XML …