Do you love to learn? Do you enjoy solving problems and pondering complex issues? If you answered yes, you might make a good mentor. Researchers John Cacioppo and Richard Petty would describe you as high on need for cognition. One way to conceive of a person who is high on need for cognition is to imagine a [...]
When you’re are an expert in your respective field, much of what you know is hidden from your consciousness, making it difficult to teach others your craft. Consider the example of a professional baseball player who is up at bat. The time it takes for the eye to assess the trajectory of the ball once it [...]
The clock is ticking. 250,000 Canadian boomers will retire this year. Is your organization ready? In a recent Globe and Mail article, Parkinson, Mcfarland and Mckenna pointed out that 250,000 Canadian boomers are anticipated to retire this year. Even more disconcerting, experts anticipate that in the coming years this number will jump to 400,000. At first [...]
