Here’s my inaugural video blog! Please excuse any issues with the filming or editing; this is new to me. In this episode, I talk about […]
The Undermining Effect At Work: How Instrumental Motivation Can Harm Career Success in the Military
Speaking of motivational quality . . . a new study was just published by Amy Wrzesniewski, Barry Schwartz, and colleagues about motivational quality among West […]
A Psychological Defense of Pen and Paper Note Taking
As a lefty, I’m sympathetic to the move toward digital note-taking. It’s a lot easier for me to type than write, especially when you factor […]
Listen for Opportunity’s Knocks
One blog I follow is the Evil HR Lady, written by Suzanne Lucas. Lucas recently posted a column with some simple strategies for being more […]
Building Competence in the Bathroom
Without getting into the gory details, let it be understood that bathrooms used by men may at times be less than sanitary. A well-known intervention […]
Why I’ll Abandon My Fitbit (Eventually)
Startup incubator RockHealth (which, incidentally, I think is an incredible organization) recently published a report on wearable sensors that’s grabbed a lot of attention in the […]
The Value of Feedback at Multiple Levels
One of the key tactics to support user competence through technology is providing feedback on performance. Ideally, the feedback does a few things: Acknowledges success […]
Big Brother’s in Your Pocket!
OK, I chose the post title just to be alarmist. I don’t really think that wearable and integrated trackers (for example, to count your daily […]
Innovation by Argumentation
I’m hard-pressed to think of any professional work where innovation doesn’t matter. If you develop products, offer services, or any combination thereof, it’s important to […]
I’m on a beach–and my boss gets the benefit
This post has been auto-scheduled to appear on my blog. I’m not here posting it, because I am on a beach (or possibly by the […]