Socrates Says

Making a Difference is a new installment in the Muddy Boots series by David Griffith. “All that evil needs is for a few good men and women to remain silent, inactive, or look the other way.” In our tradition and those of most others, we are asked to respect the dignity of every human being […]

Why Aren’t Customers Working with You? Check Your Geographic Market. Equipment dealers will never be able to work with every single potential customer that their marketing targets or that their sales team pursues. But if you are having trouble converting prospects who otherwise seem like a perfect customer for your business, then the problem might […]

Herb Kelleher and Simon Sinek said, “You don’t hire for skills; you hire for attitude.  You can always teach skills.” Most of us likely agree with this. In theory, hiring managers would claim they prioritize attitude over skills. However, is that true? Some jobs require specific skills, such as a heavy equipment technician, an accountant, […]

Being a great training instructor is more than knowing your material or speaking in front of a room. It’s about creating an experience that sticks with your learners long after they leave your session. Having spent over 30 years teaching technical, leadership, and communication skills, I’ve learned that delivering information is just the starting point. […]

A Paper by Ron Slee and Steve Johnson What are Continuing Education Units (CEU)? Pivotal Professional Development Role. In 1968, a group of individuals in the United States recognized that no standard means existed to quantify continuing education and training, one of the fastest growing segments of education in the workplace. Adult learners participating in […]

Back this week with his Muddy Boots series, guest writer David Griffith brings issue 6 with “Lessons from the Beaverkill.” I have been a fly fisherman for most of my life. I learned to fish in Maine on the rivers that flow north from Moosehead Lake, including the Allagash and the associated lakes and feeder […]