No matter how successful we are at treating others fairly, there will always be an occasion in which someone feels that they were wronged or treated unfairly. When an employee feels their rights were abridged or policies were not applied consistently, it is essential to respond to the concerns in a sensible, comprehensive and objective manner. It is the investigation process that will permit complying with regulations, and a good thorough investigation will help avoid claims of discrimination.
A few weeks ago I had a kickoff at a client site with a
project team that included the regional HR staffing director and corporate
training manager. In a side
conversation, we had an opportunity to talk shop about other projects and they
brought up their recent budget planning and how it had always seemed they were
jockeying for each other’s slice of the pie.
“How would you
distribute our budget percent between our departments, Adam? Are great employees born or made?” This clearly was not a question I thought
would bode well for me. When possible,
in the world of consulting, you try to deliver win-wins, as every contact is a
potential ally down the road. After
cracking a few jokes about knowing the limits of my scope and moving on, I gave
it some thought on the flight home.
In my last post, I introduced discussion boards and how you might effectively incorporate them into your classes. In this, post, I will discuss their advantages.
Advantage #1: Students love them (especially the introverts)
When I ask students what they like most about my classes, they almost always mention the discussion boards. Introverted students especially love them because their voices are finally heard. In discussion boards, it’s not the loudest person who wins, it’s the most insightful.
I was going to omit the question mark for this post’s title, but I realized that would be too presumptuous. There are lots of advantages to using discussion boards for teaching, but there are disadvantages as well. Because this post ended up being a tad longer than I had expected, I’m going to break it up into three parts. In Part 1, I’ll introduce discussion boards and how to effectively incorporate them into your classes. In Parts 2 and 3, I’ll discuss their advantages and disadvantages, respectively.
I attended a seminar recently that vowed to ‘wow’ in terms of its unique approach to reframing, if not transforming, the time management discussion. The facilitator challenged all participants to consider the consequences of just being simply average. Would there be a Great Wall of China, the pyramids of Egypt, or bold female figures such as Joan of Arc or Amelia Earhart? These landmarks and famed individuals essentially serve as benchmarks for being better than average, even extraordinary.
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