20 Most Common Grammar Mistakes People Make

We all have to communicate in verbal and written form.   Want some simple advice?

Read this great post about the twenty most common grammar mistakes people make.

What They Don't Teach You In College

We all know that there are many things that are almost impossible to learn in college, that you hope you had in mind when you started your professional life.    After reading this article about the things you don't learn in college, I could not help but smile while remembering how naive and innocent one used to be.

Everything You Know About Learning Is Wrong

Everything from note taking, to study hours, and frequency of study.  What if everything you know about learning is wrong?  

Read about it here.

Free Creativity Workbook

If you're looking for some ideas on creativity, take a look at this free workbook titled Why Creativity.   It comes in PDF and Kindle Format.

Helping Others Goes a Long Way

Someone sent me this wonderful video, of how helping others is always a win - win - win proposition.

Great Idea For People to Save Money

One of the most important variables in a healthy economy is people's attitude towards savings.   What has been frequently found, is that people worry very little about the future, and instead like to focus on short term purchases and satisfaction.

The guys at Freakonomics received an excellent suggestion of how to induce people to save, starting from a very young age.

Will this help us improve our financial education?

Theory X, Theory Y or Theory Z?

When studying classic business management, one often runs to McGregor's theories about motivation in the workplace, Theory X and Theory Y:

• Theory X claims that employees aren't inherently lazy and dislike work, so managers must ensure a continuous supervision and control system is in place so people perform their work
• Theory Y claims that employees are self motivated and enjoy work, so managers must ensure that the proper environmental conditions exist so people perform their work 

Today we know that Theory X is ineffective for the vast majority of environments.   There is also a third and related motivational theory, Theory Z:

• Theory Z claims that employees want to build cooperative relationships with their employers, so managers must ensure that they a participate management system is in place and that their is job security for them.

So what are you doing today to motivate your employees and improve your organization?