Tip #502: When You Have to Scrape the Egg Off of Your Face
“There aren’t any embarrassing questions — only embarrassing answers.” Carl Rowan I really thought that I had discovered a very clever way to make a
“There aren’t any embarrassing questions — only embarrassing answers.” Carl Rowan I really thought that I had discovered a very clever way to make a
“The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.” B. F. Skinner Research by Robert O. Brinkerhoff shows that only 15
“Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions.” Eric Temple Bell Five of the six groups
“The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than its value.“ Charles Dudley Warner Trainers often bemoan the fact that it is difficult
“An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor.” Robert Frost I’ve been doing some curriculum design and
Amman March 16 12:10 a.m. I am at the Intercontinental Hotel in Amman. You know when I talked about needing to have my luggage “get
“I like criticism, but it must be my way.” Mark Twain There are occasions when supervisors need to give critical performance feedback to an employee.
“What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that’s another
“It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.” Elizabeth II Training is intended to support employee performance.
“You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.” Calvin Coolidge There is no reason why a trainer should bore trainees and waste
“I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an efficient teacher.” Gertrude Stein The last thing a trainer should
“One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people’s excuses for failure.” Robert Townsend Supervisors suffer loss of time and
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