Is Your Power Making You Lose Your Heart?
Jonas recently was promoted to a manager position at a nationwide furniture store. One of his responsibilities was to oversee the internship program for the company. In his first performance review as manager, his biggest complaint was how taxing overseeing the internship program was for him. He ranted about how long it took for the […]
Fun Is The Easiest Way To Change Someone’s Behavior
A group of psychologists seated themselves between a staircase and an escalator in a U.S. shopping mall to run a study. They set out to answer two questions: What percentage of people choose stairs over an escalator when given the choice between the two? How would behavior change if people were made aware of the […]
The Failed Promise of Open Office Spaces
Innocently enough, a co-worker of mine recently asked me about a meal replacement shake I was having for lunch. While I was explaining the finer points of the ingredients, another co-worker overheard our conversation from her desk in our open office space and chimed in. Moments later, another co-worker made a sarcastic comment about my […]
Education Reform: Feeling Like An Outsider
A couple of weeks ago, I attended the inaugural #140edu conference in NYC, which brought together several hundred educators for two days to talk about the future of education. Modeled after TED, each person was given roughly 10 minutes to talk about his/her topic. My topic was on leveraging social media to increase student engagement […]
Yesterday in Student Affairs [08/01/11]
Blogs: Can’t pay your student loans? How about using a Sugar Daddy to help? (via Cleda Wang) Conferences not for you? Here’s a recap of last weekend’s inaugural Student Affairs Technology Unconference. (via Ed Cabellon) How well do you introduce yourself when people ask? Maybe it’s time we polish up on our Five Minute Professional Portrait. (via The SA Blog) Move Over Helicopter Parents. “iParents” are […]
Affinity Housing: The Importance of Roommate Matching
College of Coastal Georgia recently transitioned to a four-year residential institution. Among the many changes, the campus will soon include residence halls and a director of residence life. Dave Leenhouts, director of CCGA’s student life, heads the committee to hire their director of residence life. In a conversation with Dave over the weekend, he talked […]