Effective Learning - Tips From Psychology. Are you interested in finding ways to learn new things faster? Do you want to become a more effective and efficient learner? If you are like many students, your time is limited so it is important to get the most educational value out of the time you have available. Speed of learning is not the only important factor, however.
Retention, recall, and transfer are also critical. Students need to be able to accurately remember the information they learn, recall it at a later time, and utilize it effectively in a wide variety of situations. So what can you do to become a better learner? Final Thoughts Becoming a more effective learner can take time, and it always take practice and determination to establish new habits. References: Draganski, B., Gaser, C., Busch, V., & Schuierer, G. (2004). Willis, J. (2008). Chan, J.C., McDermott, K.B., & Roediger, H.L. (2007). Rubinstein, Joshua S.; Meyer, David E.; Evans, Jeffrey E. 4 Ways to Make Middle Managers Better Leaders. When middle managers fall short, senior leadership may be to blame. In fact, a January study by Vanderbilt University discovered poor senior-level managers can influence middle managers to become poor managers, as well. When senior managers treat middle managers poorly, there’s a chain reaction.
Middle managers then treat their employees poorly, leading unhappy employees to leave the company. Don’t treat middle managers like forgotten middle children. Related: 5 Ways to Foster Learning in Your Workplace 1. When it comes to leadership training, middle managers are often left out. In a survey of 600 U.S. employees conducted by SHRM in August 2013, middle-management employees were less satisfied with professional development programs provided by their employers than executive management employees. With a high volume of work and little leadership training, middle managers are left to do what they feel is best and model what they see. 2. Related: 6 Ways to Be an Effective Leader 3. 4.
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Here is why they matter. What are sports analytics? Put broadly, sports analytics is the systematic analysis of the varied and deep data sets that athletes, teams, coaches, leagues, and even fans generate. Deep data dives can lead to insights that can potentially optimize game-time decisions by coaches, expose inefficiencies in athlete’s actions, identify training methods that can lower the risk of injury, and allow franchises to better understand fans’ spending behavior in real time and over extended periods.
So...what is the SSAC? FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules For 'Open Internet' At the start of a meeting to decide the issue of net neutrality, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, center, holds hands with FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, left, and Jessica Rosenworcel at the FCC headquarters Thursday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images At the start of a meeting to decide the issue of net neutrality, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, center, holds hands with FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, left, and Jessica Rosenworcel at the FCC headquarters Thursday.
Mark Wilson/Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission approved the policy known as net neutrality by a 3-2 vote at its Thursday meeting, with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler saying the policy will ensure "that no one — whether government or corporate — should control free open access to the Internet. " "Today is a red-letter day," Wheeler said Thursday.
Update at 2:20 p.m. "This is a victory for free speech, plain and simple. Net neutrality explained, once & for all - CNN Video. FCC approves new net neutrality rules. The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to implement new net neutrality rules designed to make sure Internet service providers treat all legal content equally. The historic vote on the proposal by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler elicited hearty cheers from a wide array of technology companies and consumer groups while setting the table for further legal challenges from Internet service providers. The controversial proceedings that led up to the vote generated heated lobbying in Washington and public clamor on social media, all in efforts to steer the future direction of the rules that guide Internet traffic. "No one ... should control free and open access to the Internet," Wheeler said to applause from the standing room-only crowd gathered before the FCC panel.
"It's the most powerful and pervasive platform on the planet. Net neutrality, also called open Internet, is a principle that Internet networks are equally available to all types of legal content generators. How Net Neutrality Works - Video. What is net neutrality and what does it mean for me? Q: What is net neutrality? A: Net neutrality, or open Internet, is the principle that Internet service providers should give consumers access to all legal content and applications on an equal basis, without favoring or blocking some sources. It also prohibits Internet service providers (ISPs) from charging content providers for speedier delivery of their content on "fast lanes" or deliberately slowing the content from content providers that may compete with ISPs.
Q: How will new net neutrality rules affect me? A: The rules aim to ensure a high-quality Internet experience for all on home broadband Internet service. The proposed FCC regulations aim to ensure that Internet content — be it streaming video, audio or other content — will be treated equally by Internet service providers. Another goal of the initiatives: To give start-ups and entrepreneurs access to broadband networks without undue influence from the ISPs. Q: What's the difference between an ISP and a content provider? Q. A. Wal-Mart outlines strategies for growth. Amazon to make movies for theaters, then streaming. Here’s something to watch: Amazon says it is going into the business of producing feature films that will be shown at movie theaters, then the company’s Prime Instant Video streaming service a month or two afterward.
The news comes on the heels of the company’s “Transparent” original series winning a couple of Golden Globes, announcing that film director Woody Allen will create an original TV series for streaming, plus talk about the company making big bets. Oh, and it’s more fodder for investors who are worried that the gigantic company is “doing too many things” and not making money.
“Our goal is to create close to 12 movies a year with production starting later this year,” said Roy Price, Amazon Studios vice president, in a press release. Price also indicated that the company hoped to help filmmakers “who too often struggle to mount fresh and daring stories that deserve an audience.” Tags: amazon, movies, Netflix, streaming. Learn The Growth Strategy That Helped Airbnb And Dropbox Build Billion-Dollar Businesses. 'Bright Spot' on Ceres Has Dimmer Companion. This image was taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft of dwarf planet Ceres on Feb. 19 from a distance of nearly 29,000 miles (46,000 kilometers). It shows that the brightest spot on Ceres has a dimmer companion, which apparently lies in the same basin. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA These images of dwarf planet Ceres, processed to enhance clarity, were taken on Feb. 19, 2015, from a distance of about 29,000 miles (46,000 kilometers), by NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
Dawn observed Ceres completing one full rotation, which lasted about nine hours. NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained these uncropped images of dwarf planet Ceres on Feb. 19, 2015, from a distance of about 29,000 miles (46,000 kilometers). Dwarf planet Ceres continues to puzzle scientists as NASA's Dawn spacecraft gets closer to being captured into orbit around the object. "Ceres' bright spot can now be seen to have a companion of lesser brightness, but apparently in the same basin. Image Credit: Obama seeks new rules for financial advisers. President Obama will order the Labor Department on Monday to begin developing new rules for financial managers who handle retirement accounts for working Americans. The goal is to end "hidden fees that hurt consumers and back-door payments that help Wall Street brokers," said a statement from White House senior adviser Brian Deese.
Obama will make the announcement Monday during an afternoon visit to the offices of AARP, according to the White House schedule. Among guests at the speech: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., an outspoken critic of some Wall Street practices. White House officials said they want new fiduciary standards that would require financial advisers to put clients' interests ahead of their own. Officials said Americans are losing as much as $17 billion a year in savings because of hidden fees and side deals among brokers. The financial industry and congressional Republicans are pushing back on the idea of new rules, saying that existing ones are working well. The right strategies will only work if you have the right people | Management. ONLY a fraction of properly formulated strategies are executed, which continues to bedevil companies both large and small, Robert S Kaplan and David P Norton — who developed the balanced scorecard in 2001 — have argued.
The problem lies not with the strategy — most corporates are adept at formulating and communicating strategy — but with how it is executed. I’ve long believed that the proximate cause of this "failure to execute" is that companies have lost sight of the fact that managers are supposed to be responsible for productivity. In a recent article in McKinsey Quarterly John Dowdy, a director of McKinsey, and John van Reenen, an economics professor and director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, argue that there is a clear link between management and productivity, market value and growth. Their argument is based on years of research on about 140,000 organisations in more than 30 countries. • Walley is CEO of The Confidant Group.
‘Zero Effect, Zero Defect’ model to rate and handhold one million small and medium enterprises. Dilasha Seth, ET Bureau Feb 24, 2015, 01.59AM IST (The aim is to help SMEs evolve…) NEW DELHI: The government is set to launch a 'Zero Effect, Zero Defect' model to rate and handhold one million small and medium enterprises over the next three to five years to deliver top quality products using clean technology. The move is in line with the Prime Minister's pitch for high quality local manufacturing and Make in India campaign. Deriving its name from Narendra Modi's speech, zero-effect, zero defect, the 'ZED maturity model' is being jointly worked out by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and Quality Council of India (QCI), and is expected to be finalised within a month.
The aim is to help SMEs evolve and grow by providing them with adequate training and funding to move up the value chain and produce quality products. Manufacturing should also not have an adverse impact on the environment," said the official. The 30-Minute Strategy For Creating A Successful Path To Your Goals. I’m on a flight to Florida after five hours of sleep, and I should be drafting a strategic vision statement for a client I worked with yesterday. But instead a GQ interview with the rapper Drake has my attention.
When Drake was young, his goal was to have $25 million by age 25. He made it. His new goal, at 27 years old, is to have $250 million. What I lay out here is a simple process to rapidly—in 30 minutes or less—define a strategic pathway to your dreams. This exercise reorders and simplifies what you may already know. All of these point to a secret: Great strategies are stories told backward. A strategy is a story, with one chapter leading to the next, that tells your stakeholders where you are going, how you will get there, and what you should do now. Now, there are two ways to write a story. A strategy, by contrast, is best written in reverse. To do this, think about five time frames, in the sequence I suggest below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Give this a shot now. [Drake Image: AP Images]
Metrolink Crash: Driver Flees Scene After Train Collides With Truck. <br/><a href=" News Videos</a> | <a href=" News Videos</a> Copy The driver whose truck was involved in a crash with a Southern California Metrolink commuter train that left at least 28 people injured has been arrested on a felony hit and run charge, police said tonight. The driver was identified as Jose Alejandro Sanchez Ramirez, who had a valid commercial drivers license from Arizona, Oxnard Police Department Assistant Police Chief Jason Benites said. Ramirez fled the scene but was found uninjured 1.6 miles away from the accident scene, and was not in the truck at time of collision, Benites said. Police originally said the driver was arrested, but Benites said later today he had been stopped but was not under arrest.
This evening, however, charges were announced. Ramirez, 54, was driving a produce truck when he turned right onto the tracks, eventually getting stuck on the tracks, Benites said. Dr. The Strategic Importance of an Organization's Corporate Strategy. Welcome to Inc.com. Kobebryant2010. Ford hires John Casesa as head of global strategy. Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday said John Casesa, a former auto analyst and investment banker, will fill a newly-created position of vice president of global strategy.
Casesa will report directly to CEO Mark Fields as the most senior leader and corporate officer overseeing global strategy and business development and will lead a team "focused on enhancing existing business strategies and identifying and evaluating new opportunities for profitable growth," Ford said. He will start March 1. "John knows business and the auto industry inside and out," Fields said in a statement. "His deep experience and relationships will help guide and shape our global strategies — particularly as we challenge today's business model and push to innovate to make us even stronger tomorrow.
" Ford said Casesa will lead the company's investments in new products, technologies and business models supporting a focus on innovation and Ford's smart mobility efforts. He has a bachelor of science degree from St. How Spotify is ahead of the pack in using containers. In late December, CoreOS CEO and container guru Alex Polvi proclaimed in a tweet that he believes 2015 will be the year of the production-ready container, which would be a testament to how fast companies are adopting the technology that promises more portability and less overhead than virtual machines. For music streaming service Spotify, however, containers are already a way of life. The streaming-music provider has been using containers in production on a large scale, according to Mats Linander, Spotify’s infrastructure team lead.
This is a big deal given that it seems only a few companies beyond cloud providers like Google or Joyent have gone public with how they are using container technology in production. Ever since Docker rose to prominence, developers have been singing the praises of containers, which have made it easier to craft multicomponent applications that can spread out across clouds.
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