August 2009 Blog Posts

Learning Styles - the smart parents' choice for smart children

    A Learning Style is the optimal way in which a child concentrates, learns new concepts and memorises information.   Learning Styles are more than Left-Brain / Right Brain   You will find many “tests” on the Internet, tests that promise to tell you whether your child’s left brain or right brain is dominant. That’s not a Learning Style, that’s just Information Processing.   Learning Styles are more than VAK   You will also find assessments that tell you whether your child is visual, auditory or kinesthetic. But will they make a distinction between visual as in watching (TV, other children) or visual as in reading (instructions, textbooks)...

Learning Styles and “Finding Nemo”

Hands up who remembers the blue fish Dory from “Finding Nemo”? The one who suffers from a short-term memory loss? (“I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family! Well I mean... at least... I think it does. Hum... Where are they? ... Can I help you?”)   Have you ever wondered why she can’t remember anything? Or rather, she can’t remember anything she hears, and yet she has no trouble remembering how to read? In fact the only thing Dory can remember throughout the movie is the address label she’s read: “P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney”; and she only...

WSA and the Right Person for the Job

In today's competitive market, it's not enough to hire someone: you have to find the right person for the job. Recruitment is a delicate balance between art and science, with interviews and psychometric tests not always resulting in a perfect match.   Based on many years of international experience, we can offer an innovative solution: Working Style Analysis (WSA), a unique online tool that’s invaluable when recruiting new staff or evaluating existing employees.   WSA aids in assessing applicants for a new job or position by analysing Working Style features that cannot be ascertained reliably through interviews or psychometric testing. These biological and conditioned style features include: ...

Is Empathy Helping or Hurting Your Career?

By Judith Orloff, MD (Adapted from "Emotional Freedom") AM I AN EMPATH? - Have I been labeled by coworkers as "too emotional" or overly sensitive? - If a co-worker is distraught, does it affect my mood at work? - Are my feelings easily hurt when a supervisor or peer delivers negative feedback? - Am I emotionally drained when I have to work closely with others, and do I require time alone to revive? (see footnote 1) - Do my nerves get frayed by office noise, machine noise, smells, or excessive talking? (see footnote 2) - Do I prefer working quietly and off by myself? (see footnote 1 and footnote 2) -...

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