The tendency is to try and do things ‘ by the book’. To follow process at the expense of damaging meaningful relationships. I think we err when we sacrifice relationships to follow process — especially those processes that are weak to begin with. A … [Read more...]
Learning for Learning Sake
February 3, 2015 by
“Do I need to know this for the test?” is a common question from my undergraduate students. My graduate students with an undergraduate mindset often ask, “How many pages should the paper be?” These are symbolic indicators that suggest learning is … [Read more...]
From the Archives — February 2014
February 2, 2015 by
The following post is from the blog archives from a year ago (originally published on February 6, 2014 http://www.5oclockreflections.com/when-no-means-yes/). We say YES to what our customers want to hear, to get the sale. We make empty … [Read more...]
