Americans have a reputation for being some of the most litigious people, especially when it comes to suing for medical malpractice. Dentists have become a popular target for malpractice lawsuits, causing many of them to give up their practices, or join group practices because of astronomical malpractice insurance costs.
At first glance, you’re likely thinking that the title of this blog makes absolutely no sense. The dangling carrot metaphor is one we use when we want to entice someone with something appealing. Would online training be appealing if you’re trying to entice someone to go out on a date?
Before I sat down to write this blog entry, I noticed a post in my Facebook news feed from a friend of mine, exclaiming, “Someone stole 9 months of the year!” I thought about this for a minute and realized he was right; September is upon us – where did
For years, countless music fans have relied on Rolling Stone magazine to tell us what’s hip and happening in the music scene. For six decades, its writers and critics have always given us the most provocative assessments of what’s hot, and what’s not. Recently, the editorial staff decided to place
The key to well-crafted online training courses is to immediately draw in learners, and keep them motivated to see the course through to its completion. Let’s keep in mind that there are all types of learners out there, not just corporate employees who are required to complete mandatory coursework. Online
Online training courses are meant to be convenient, cost-effective alternatives to seminars and other forms of training that usually put most people to sleep. When we were young students, there was nothing worse than having to slog through a boring textbook. When we entered the workforce, the bane of
I’m sure every one of us who has ventured towards entrepreneurship has heard this, phrased one way or another. And often, it is followed by, “I’ve jumped too late into the game” and “Everyone is selling it. I just can’t compete”. You hear of anecdotes of people getting to the
Today’s educators are quite concerned that our present educational system still has a long way to go in terms of providing an optimum learning experience for students of all ages. Nowhere is this more evident than in the short film here, produced by Ericsson, and featuring some forward-thinking individuals who
One of the most entertaining things about Facebook (at least for me), is finding George Takei’s postings in my news feed. If you haven’t “liked” Mr. Takei’s Facebook page yet, I suggest you do so immediately if not sooner. He’s a prolific sharer of some of the funniest memes on
Who among us has not heard about companies disabling Windows Solitaire (my personal favorite) or a bevy of other online games in an effort to dissuade employees from procrastinating instead of getting their work done? Well, it turns out that playing games isn’t necessarily a bad thing, especially when those
