Training program for airline pilots is long, rigorous, has many levels and requires passing many exams and practical demonstrations. Aside from supervised and unsupervised practice in simulators and on smaller aircraft in differing conditions. Airplane also has a consistent set of controls and feedback mechanisms. Surely, piloting a large business is no less complicated, than [...]
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An airline pilot
January 22nd, 2012 · No Comments
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Crucial Converations
December 14th, 2011 · No Comments
Over the last few weeks, I have been studying up on Crucial Conversations. It is great content. If you, per chance, have not read the book, do. It is absolutely a great read. As I read it, a desire for crucial conversation with the rest of the world arose: why are we not teaching this [...]
Theories as facts
October 26th, 2011 · No Comments
The statement that we should be skeptical toward facts since most people view scientific theories as facts and theories are often later proven inaccurate, combines in it a few imperfect assuptions to arrive at an innacurate conclusion. First, just because many or most people do something, it does not make it right. Second, when a [...]
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High expectations
October 12th, 2011 · No Comments
High expectations of others impact behavior, though not always translating to high performance and respect. There are a number of variables to consider that can influence the response. Different people may be motivated differently: some people are motivated by external expectations, while others are only motivated by their own expectations; for some people, the plank [...]
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College tuition subsidies – are they they way out of crisis?
October 5th, 2011 · No Comments
The idea of US Government paying tuition for anyone who would like to go to university or college, while it may sound very appealing, has the possibility of producing a number of negative consequences if it is not implemented correctly. Like in anything else, the devil is in the details. While we can point to [...]
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