by Whitney | Feb 7, 2013 | economics, education, explanations, finance
I went to a public meeting of the Finance Committee for our local school district this week. The news, as anyone could have imagined, is not good. Here’s the problem in a nutshell: -Property values have dropped, and as a result, to save money, many homeowners...
by Whitney | Jan 3, 2013 | business, community, education, explanations, learning
Every year, folks use January as a time to reframe and recommit themselves to be better than before. I would argue that every day is equally relevant as a marker to try to do better than before, but perhaps a longer time scale, of a week or month is simply better to...
by Whitney | Nov 27, 2012 | business, economics, education, explanations, finance
Hanging around with folks in the Marketing world has taught me a lot over the years. One of those things is that you shouldn’t try to screw up a perfectly good story with logic. Over time, I’ve learned about everything from how to use internet tools to...
by Whitney | Sep 5, 2012 | economics, education, explanations, recommendations
I was reading an article in USA Today this morning about how many teachers are new to the profession and the high rate of teacher turnover. It also discussed how parents could ask teachers questions to explain and translate test scores, among the various points on...
by Whitney | Jul 24, 2012 | Branding Your Busienss, business, education, explanations, Marketing, podcamp, social media
Part of my job is helping organizations, small businesses and non-profits, understand all this “social media stuff” and why it might be important to their business and projects. Every time I teach a class, I think about ways to tighten up the message and...
by Whitney | Jul 17, 2012 | business, community, election, explanations, happiness, politics, recommendations
I’m reading Dan Ariely’s latest book, The Honest Truth about Dishonesty. It talks about how we all are prone to fudge the truth, just a little bit, when given the opportunity. Even in our most honest state, we can even start to believe the little...
