Understanding Self-Management Self-management is really about controlling your reactions.  Early in my career I remember being told that I would not be judged on my actions, but on my reactions.  Things happen all the time and many of…

The process of developing an effective and efficient sales system requires a clear set of selling steps that mirror the way in which a prospective client likes to make buying decisions. For example, a purchasing manager looking to…

It is important to get to know the vocabulary related to assessment, otherwise you may think things are being written in some alien language. This is the second blog in a series that started with Assessment – Some…

Excel 365 Online is the cloud-based version of Microsoft’s spreadsheet program. It offers many tools for managing numerical data, as well as the ability to add charts, shapes, and much more. Best of all, Excel 365 Online’s interface…

Think of your workplace as your backyard. You have heard the expression: a good fence makes good neighbors. It is a good contractor, however, that builds a good fence: a contractor that is trade-certified, experienced, talented, and motivated…

Here in the production department at Velsoft, lately we’ve been concentrating on updating the softskills courses that we’ve developed. This is because we want to offer the best available training courseware kits to our clients – trainers like…

The American Association for Higher Education (www.aahea.org) has developed Nine Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning1.   They are a good place to begin to explore assessment strategies: The assessment of student learning begins with educational values….

When the LZR Racer swimsuit was banned after the Beijing Olympics, Speedo needed to create a replacement for swimmers to wear in competition and at the London Summer Games. To spark their creativity, the team employed a technique…

PowerPoint 365 is the cloud-based version of Microsoft’s powerful word processing program. Using PowerPoint 365, you can create professional presentations of nearly any type. You can also add videos, pictures, and much more. Best of all, PowerPoint 365’s…

Looking back at my nearly four decades of educational experiences, I realize that we can learn much about others’ stories, cultures, struggles, and hopes.  But, we cannot take their stories and try to live them.  We can only…

Two Myths of Creativity What is creativity? When we think of creativity what often comes to mind are inventors such as Leonardo Di Vinci or Steve Jobs, or people who have created masterpieces such as Picasso or Bach….

In the past, workplace health has been discussed in very limited terms, and rarely in connection with quality initiatives. But recently, and rightly so, workplace health is taking a more holistic approach. Occupational health and safety, employee assistance…