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Interests: travel, learning, reading, photography, new zealand, asia, manufacturing, leadership, dog rescue.
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A dozen things to know about using focus groups to drive organizational change
My first PhD course is on data collection and analysis in organizations, taught by Dr. Reid Bates. The course covers the use of interviews, focus groups, and surveys in order to drive organizational decisions and actions. This is different from the sort of data collection methods used in social science... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2012 at Doctoral Journey
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How I plan to approach the literature
My PhD research must be grounded in those who have gone before me. A full chapter of the PhD dissertation will be devoted to an annotated literature search. I want to begin work on that now, and continue (pretty much forever). I'm using EndNote to keep track of journal articles.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2012 at Doctoral Journey
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Getting started on my PhD
In January 2012 I began course work on a PhD in Human Resource and Leadership Development at Louisiana State University (LSU). I expect to complete my course work by the end of 2014, and my dissertation in 2015. The purpose of this blog is to capture what I'm learning in... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2012 at Doctoral Journey
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Ten reasons I keep coming back to Toastmasters
Posted Aug 23, 2010 at Kent Blumberg
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Why I don't want a referral fee
Posted Aug 18, 2010 at Kent Blumberg
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How to fire a client
Posted Aug 16, 2010 at Kent Blumberg
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Nine reasons to fire clients
Posted Aug 9, 2010 at Kent Blumberg
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Chester Reed and doing what you love
Posted Aug 6, 2010 at Kent Blumberg
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Can you describe your ideal client?
Posted Aug 4, 2010 at Kent Blumberg
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The Golden Rule doesn't work - at least not for managers
I grew up learning the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” In other words, treat other people the way you want to be treated. Sounds like a great suggestion for managers, doesn’t it?... Continue reading
Posted Aug 2, 2010 at Kent Blumberg
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Mar 15, 2010
Lui,
It is constantly surprising and exciting how things seem to happen just when they should, isn't it?
Kent
Commented Jun 1, 2009 on Don't wait! at Kent Blumberg
Don't wait!
In four years, I lost three jobs…and discovered my calling. The first 25 years of my post-college career were high speed, high excitement and high growth. At 27, I was supervising a crew of 41 men, all of them older than me. At 37, I was running a $200 million paper manufacturing plant. And ...
Sandhya,
Thanks for the comment. I agree that once I figured out how to serve others, my calling became much more clear.
Kent
Commented Apr 26, 2009 on Don't wait! at Kent Blumberg
Don't wait!
In four years, I lost three jobs…and discovered my calling. The first 25 years of my post-college career were high speed, high excitement and high growth. At 27, I was supervising a crew of 41 men, all of them older than me. At 37, I was running a $200 million paper manufacturing plant. And ...
Brian,
Great idea! Will you be cinematographer?
Kent
Commented Apr 24, 2009 on Don't wait! at Kent Blumberg
Don't wait!
In four years, I lost three jobs…and discovered my calling. The first 25 years of my post-college career were high speed, high excitement and high growth. At 27, I was supervising a crew of 41 men, all of them older than me. At 37, I was running a $200 million paper manufacturing plant. And ...
Thanks for the link, Mike!
Kent
Commented Apr 21, 2009 on Interesting and Useful Links at Beyond Blinking Lights and Acronyms
Interesting and Useful Links
Updating Windows is like wearing seat belts on Threat Chaos regarding asking the tough questions about negligence. Specifically asking why some computer systems aren't up-to-date with anti-virus definitions Web 2.0 Tools Gain Enterprise Acceptance on eWeek.com about how Web 2.0 is starting to g...
Thanks Paul!
Commented Apr 20, 2009 on Don't wait! at Kent Blumberg
Don't wait!
In four years, I lost three jobs…and discovered my calling. The first 25 years of my post-college career were high speed, high excitement and high growth. At 27, I was supervising a crew of 41 men, all of them older than me. At 37, I was running a $200 million paper manufacturing plant. And ...
Erin and Igor,
Thanks for dropping by! Glad you enjoyed it.
Kent
Commented Apr 20, 2009 on Don't wait! at Kent Blumberg
Don't wait!
In four years, I lost three jobs…and discovered my calling. The first 25 years of my post-college career were high speed, high excitement and high growth. At 27, I was supervising a crew of 41 men, all of them older than me. At 37, I was running a $200 million paper manufacturing plant. And ...
Mike and Joan,
Thanks! Joan-good catch. This quick and interesting set of responses might just goad me to post more!
Kent
Commented Apr 19, 2009 on Don't wait! at Kent Blumberg
Don't wait!
In four years, I lost three jobs…and discovered my calling. The first 25 years of my post-college career were high speed, high excitement and high growth. At 27, I was supervising a crew of 41 men, all of them older than me. At 37, I was running a $200 million paper manufacturing plant. And ...
Larry, Roj, Frode and Karin,
Thanks for dropping by! I haven't posted in a long time, so it is a real pleasure to see a few friends still at the party! Have a great week,
Kent
Commented Apr 19, 2009 on Don't wait! at Kent Blumberg
Don't wait!
In four years, I lost three jobs…and discovered my calling. The first 25 years of my post-college career were high speed, high excitement and high growth. At 27, I was supervising a crew of 41 men, all of them older than me. At 37, I was running a $200 million paper manufacturing plant. And ...
Alternative #8: Checkout Jim Vacuolo's Life Designer tool at http://jimvuocolo.com/special-new-years-gifts/
Commented Jan 2, 2009 on 7 alternatives to New Year's Resolutions at Kent Blumberg
7 alternatives to New Year's Resolutions
Everybody's talking about resolutions today. My search of Technorati turned up more than 76,000 posts using the word. However, resolutions often don't work, and they may even be bad for your health. This is particularly true when we focus on trying to fix some perceived shortcoming (being o...
True enough!
Commented Jan 2, 2009 on 7 alternatives to New Year's Resolutions at Kent Blumberg
7 alternatives to New Year's Resolutions
Everybody's talking about resolutions today. My search of Technorati turned up more than 76,000 posts using the word. However, resolutions often don't work, and they may even be bad for your health. This is particularly true when we focus on trying to fix some perceived shortcoming (being o...
Karin- Happy New Year to you, too! I hear you on alt#1. My favorite is #4.
Commented Jan 2, 2009 on 7 alternatives to New Year's Resolutions at Kent Blumberg
7 alternatives to New Year's Resolutions
Everybody's talking about resolutions today. My search of Technorati turned up more than 76,000 posts using the word. However, resolutions often don't work, and they may even be bad for your health. This is particularly true when we focus on trying to fix some perceived shortcoming (being o...
Thanks for the shout-out Mike! Looking forward to seeing your writing in the new community.
Commented Dec 31, 2008 on I'm On Twitter! at Beyond Blinking Lights and Acronyms
I'm On Twitter!
It's official, I'm now on Twitter (MikeSchaffner)! I've been thinking about doing it for some time but to be honest I've been holding back because a lot of it seemed to put it simply, inane. I really don't care what TV show someone is watching nor can I figure out why someone would care what ...
Dave makes a good point. Given that decisions are often required before full data are in, it's pretty important, I think, to be aware of our tendencies toward optimism, and make contingency plans. And as Nickerson shows, we need to be sure to watch for new data after we have made our decision, and judge whether or not those new data require a change in direction.
Commented Nov 12, 2006 on Cognition and Chance - How good are you at making decisions in uncertain conditions? at Kent Blumberg
Cognition and Chance - How good are you at making decisions in uncertain conditions?
In preparation for writing a book review for "The Mensa Research Journal," I am reading Cognition and Chance: The Psychology of Probabilistic Reasoning (Raymond S. Nickerson, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004, 520 pages). Here are a few of the most interesting conclusions Dr. Nickerson draws f...
Steve's short article at the designdirectory link is a nice summary of the approach.
Commented Oct 4, 2006 on What is ethnography and why should you care? at Kent Blumberg
What is ethnography and why should you care?
Wikipedia defines ethnography as the "...qualitative description of human social phenomena, based on fieldwork." This can include direct observation of behavior, interviews, and other techniques. You should be interested in ethnography because it represents one of the newer approaches to marke...
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