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Popova identified the Benjamin Franklin effect in her blog (follows excerpt below in her blog post). The excerpt below reminds of why networks are helpful. "At age twenty-one, he formed a "club of mutual improvement" called the Junto. It was a grand scheme to gobble up knowledge. He invited working-class polymaths like him to have the chance to pool together their books and trade thoughts and knowledge of the world on a regular basis. They wrote and recited essays, held debates, and devised ways to acquire currency. Franklin used the Junto as a private consulting firm, a think tank, and he bounced ideas off the other members so he could write and print better pamphlets. Franklin eventually founded the first subscription library in America, writing that it would make "the common tradesman and farmers as intelligent as most gentlemen from other countries," not to mention give him access to whatever books he wanted to buy."

very interesting article on IBM's decision to cut some workers' pay by 10% while they are engaged in a catch-up learning program 1 day a week for six months. Different speculation on why IBM chose to couple pay cut with +performance requirements. From Fall 2014.

The Walk my world project is an "affinity space" for students and teachers to learn together. 

article by Adam Grant on value of procrastination which for many is a time for letting everything marinate before the Eureka moment

Advice from career consultant Alison Doyle, About.com's resident job search expert, about being specific in our resume for both ATS and human screeners

"How to Get the Applicant Tracking System to Pick Your Resume" from bigInterview. Good explanation of how ATS work, the history of ATS, why used by more and more employers. Also good easy checklist of tips for resume writing for ATS.

Explains why Indeed, LinkUp, and SimplyHired are three best job search engines of 2015--biggest job pool, strong search tools, mobile integration and ease, being able to post one's resume, limiting jobs from company career pages which avoids out of date or duplicate listings.

Linkedin/Pulse article by Cristina Chis, training consultant at Krauthammer on why online learning works for introverts. describes her routines for learning that are single-minded, relating to new content/ideas, not people interactions.

great interview with Charles Duhigg--transcript and podcast--on how individuals and organizations can bring about changes in their lives with "keystone habits"

great article on Twitter's benefits, 2013, Jennifer Davis, NextAvenue, to boost your career or find work or just have fun

great HBR article by Gino and Staat on what organizational leaders need to do to learn and help their employees learn with reflection after doing among other actions. November 2015

great blog post by Maryellen Weimer on why teachers need to think about learning, their own PD to start!

interesting infographic on why cloud based LMS is the way to go--lower costs, less setup/management time, mobile, accessible anywhere anytime...

list of reasons offered by academics on why Twitter is useful to them, February 19, 2012, Julie Northam 

article by Galinsky and Gino

women's professional crises; we are not brave enough; we have not learned how to stand up for what we want to be, do, etc. girls go underground when they enter puberty--stop thinking they can be a leader, become reoccupied with their image, go underground. Crisis emerges--on average, most women (70%) face three crises at a time. 1) can't speak up 2) can't get out of crushing competition 3) can't break cycle of mistreatment by narcissists 4) can't heal chronic illness 5) can't do work that I love. See bravely, speak bravely, shine bravely is way to change one's life. How are you special? What are your amazing gifts? How are you precious and valuable in this world? "The talents that come easily to you are just the ones the world needs." Are you leveraging the talents that come easily to you? Women are viewed more negatively than men when they are perceived as forceful. Sharing who you are is not bragging. 20 facts of who you are and what you have done, and why it's important. Way to attract people who need you. Own your authority but ground it in value and respect. ground forceful statements in one of your values. Frame it with a value, then explain position. All ideas have value. Shine bravely--

Explains why and how to use mind maps

This tutorial includes valuable information about why and how to use Tweet Chats. the graphics and video are very useful for people who want to set up their websites and include transcripts of their tweet chats.

drop in boomer age group for volunteering, they are wanting to use their career skills. BEST in Hollywood, FL is working to create a focused engagement: 50 boomer volunteers to train 500 unemployed and underemployed people and run a job fair within 18 months