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1 month ago

Leadership

Royce Shook · As some of you may know, my grandson is an elite athlete, and I have no claim on ability, that belongs to his Dad and his Mom. He is still young not yet 15 but he is, by default, a leader. I believe that elite athletes no matter what age can provide leadership to younger athletes ...

2 months ago

My Skills

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1 year ago

Do you need a resume in today's labour market?

Royce Shook · I have read about the idea that job hunters no longer need a resume. I disagree. · In the past, employers have given top priority to an applicant’s experience, so having a chronological compilation of your work history was a good idea. These days, the focus has shifted to an empl ...

1 year ago

The skill of estimation

Royce Shook · Our grandchildren and our children are at school and I was thinking about when I had the opportunity to teach Math for a year. One of the skills I tried to teach was the skill of estimation. In our lives, we may not always need to be precise, so learning how to estimate is a good ...

1 year ago

Sewing a skill to keep or to lose?

Royce Shook · As computerization continues formerly essential skills like sewing or cursive writing have perished. I can sew, but very badly and I do rely on my wife to sew if I need something repaired by a sewing machine. My daughter when she was learning to sew in school poked the needle thr ...

3 years ago

Helping your child learn social skills

Royce Shook · The family was on a ZOOM call. As I watched the very youngest of our family play and be children on the call while their parents struggled to keep them in line, I thought about how important we believe it to be to teach social skills.   A properly adjusted child is vital to makin ...

3 years ago

The future of women at work: Part 4

Royce Shook · Long-established barriers make it harder for women to make transitions. Women have less time to reskill or search for employment because they spend much more time than men on unpaid care work; they are less mobile due to physical safety, infrastructure, and legal challenges; and ...

4 years ago

Learning a new language?

Royce Shook · According to a study, A Critical Period for Second Language Acquisition: Evidence from 2/3 Million English Speakers the best time to learn a new language with native-speaker proficiency is by the age of 10. Children under 10 can more easily absorb information and excel in the new ...

4 years ago

Life is sometimes about making easy or hard choices.

Royce Shook · There is an old saying, if a person is hungry, you can give him food or you can teach her to catch the food and cook it. If you give the person the food, you solve the immediate problem, which is to take care of the hunger. If you teach the person to catch the food, I.e. catch a ...

5 years ago

An argument to stay young... or at least think that way.

Graham🐝 Edwards · “How business schools are adapting to the changing world of work.” I just finished reading this and it got me to thinking, and apparently to typing. In short, it offers a commentary on how business schools are changing what (and the way) they teach to prepare business students fo ...

6 years ago

Coping With Stress

Royce Shook · Bookstores are filled with books that tell us how to cope with stress. Each of these books offers its own perspective on stress along with various coping techniques. To make the most of the information on coping skills, you need to understand what coping is all about. Coping is s ...

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