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Anytime we assume that all people are functioning at the same level behaviorally and emotionally in the workplace, we are sure to be surprised. Surprised when we encounter a co-worker who responses to what we thought was a simple comment with an emotional outburst that resembles that of an eight-year-old rather than a thirty-year-old. Although […]

End of persecutions of suspected witches Robert Mandrou stated that the persecutions of suspected witches ended because people soon realized that the popular public scandals were demonstrations of the famous diabolical possessions. The Ursuline nuns of London in 1633 and the Louviers in 1643 confirmed the magical phenomenon of diabolical possession when they approached their […]

As an experienced, but self taught, entrepreneur and online business person, after learning to type at school and not much else, I turned to books and mentors when I finally decided I had had enough of being poor and unsuccessful! Having read hundreds of books and websites, and subscribing to even more newsletters, there are […]

Some major issues in collection development Ifidon (1990) focused attention on thirteen university libraries in developing countries and identified their purpose or mission. Books, quick service collections and peripheral materials serve the course work of under graduates. Theses and dissertations, staff publication, audio-visual items for faculty specialists serve post-graduates and researchers. Light reading materials and […]

Personal “energy” can appear in many different forms and has many different outlet potentials. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to conduct a fascinating research project that was my doctoral dissertation in my field of psychology. The study, titled “Life Storied: What are the key learning schemas shaped by storytelling and metaphors in […]

Even if you’re not a lawyer, you’ll still encounter many types of legal documents in your everyday life. Wills, bills of sale, and tenant agreements are just a few examples of documents you may need to write at some point. To help your recipients understand your documents, try incorporating some of the following pointers: 1) […]

The delusion is that any particular psychotherapy is based on fact, not metaphor. All psychotherapies can be reduced to these four equations: E + R = B B + R = I I + R = T T + P = C Where: E = Explanation R = Ritual I = Input B = Belief […]

We’ve all been there. An issue with an employee comes up. It looks like its time to either do some corrective action or maybe even termination. What is the first question asked? “Did you document?” Documentation is much easier said than done. We all have good intentions but when time is short and responsibilities are […]

Online education was reviewed three years ago preceded by Oscar Wilde’s quotation “The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately, in England at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever”. My intention was to amuse, rather than to denigrate online education, although the conclusions reached in the literature at that time about its […]

In the second of two articles, offering dissertation help on how to finish a dissertation start to finish in two years, you will develop a time line for writing and defending your work to your committee. A small caveat is needed before you get started; some portions of this time line are dependent upon a […]