The MENTOR+ projectThe Case for Not Creating a Mentoring Program. “We will just create a mentoring program” says a company president. His comment is in response to criticism that his company fails to develop employees.
Sure, it takes some cash to send people to outside skill or behavioral development programs or to bring a consultant/trainer in to do the training – money that he doesn’t have. He figures he can skirt the money issue by assigning people to other people in his organization and let it all happen organically, after all isn’t that what a mentoring program is about?
Unfortunately, he is far off the mark. If it were that simple, everyone would be successfully doing it. READ+
Near Field Communication Will Make Our Daily Lives Better. Recent developments around near field communication (NFC) have the blogoshpere buzzing. The top three mobile platforms, Android, iOS, andWindows Phone 7 are rumored to be preparing to support NFC.
According to a recent study, one third of iPhone users indicated that they were "likely" or "very likely" to use mobile payments. Analysis from Juniper Research states that NFC mobile payments market will exceed $75 billion globally by 2013, when 20% of all phones shipped will possess NFC capability. No surprise then that the industry is working towards integrating NFC chips in the phone. READ+
Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything. We've found, in our work with executives at dozens of organizations, that it's possible to build any given skill or capacity in the same systematic way we do a muscle: push past your comfort zone, and then rest. Aristotle had it exactly right 2000 years ago: "We are what we repeatedly do." By relying on highly specific practices, we've seen our clients dramatically improve skills ranging from empathy, to focus, to creativity, to summoning positive emotions, to deeply relaxing. READ+
Backup, restore and manage media files on your iPod or iPhone with iBackuper. iBackuper is an awesome tool to make quick and secure full backup copies of your iPod (iPhone) and restore them easily! Never lose your music, videos, playlists or notes ever again! READ+
7 Foods That Fight Cancer. Thank god Merck can't patent the tomato. Just imagine if drugmakers discovered some legal loophole that allowed them to move foods that function like pharmaceuticals from the produce stand to the prescription counter. We'd all end up needing a doctor's note (and a hefty co-pay) to give our prostates the protection offered by tomato sauce and our arteries the salvation promised by salmon. READ+
Prince William Reveals How The Queen Helped Plan His Wedding.. Planning their weddingmust have been a gauntlet of royal protocol for Prince William and his then-fiancée, Kate Middleton. But the newly minted Duke of Cambridge now reveals how his grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, was flexible – and how she was not. READ+
7 Foods That Fight Cancer. Thank god Merck can't patent the tomato. Just imagine if drugmakers discovered some legal loophole that allowed them to move foods that function like pharmaceuticals from the produce stand to the prescription counter. We'd all end up needing a doctor's note (and a hefty co-pay) to give our prostates the protection offered by tomato sauce and our arteries the salvation promised by salmon. READ+
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