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Accountability, Emotional Intelligence, and the Lifelong Colleague Commitment
October 4, 2019Many people may have heard the term ‘Emotional Intelligence’, but few understand its full meaning and application. One misunderstanding is that Emotional Intelligence simply means “being nice”. Another misconception is that Emotional Intelligence is just a term used to describe…
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Delegation, Emotional Intelligence, and the Lifelong Colleague Commitment
September 2, 2019One of the most difficult things to do in life is to delegate to others, especially when you know you are very good at the task. Non-delegators generally believe it is easier and more efficient to complete a task themselves…
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Where do I publish?
August 8, 2019It can be a joy to see your research in print, but also a big headache to get it there. Assuming you’ve executed a decent research plan and generated interesting results, you are now tasked with putting your work into…
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Teamwork and Collaboration, Emotional Intelligence, and the Lifelong Colleague Commitment
August 2, 2019Looking out my office window, it is not uncommon to see skeins of geese flying by. A lot can be learned about teamwork and collaboration from watching geese. Geese fly in a V-formation because the flapping of wings of the…
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Lightening the Cognitive Load
July 11, 2019This year I was approached by a student in my Pharmaceutical Calculations course about posting worked solutions to a problem set. “Answers are listed on the last page,” I said. “But we don’t know if we’re getting to the answers…
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Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, and the Lifelong Colleague Commitment
July 8, 2019Conflict! A word that strikes fear in the hearts of even the most stouthearted among us. Conflict!! An ominous event that elicits an involuntary, white-knuckled, fight-flight response. Conflict!!! A saber-rattling rivalry that ends with an imperious winner and a loser…
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Assessment Review
June 6, 2019On May 20 and 21, 2019, the South Jordan Campus of Roseman University had the opportunity to learn more about assessment review, a key component of the Roseman Six-Point Mastery Learning Model, from two of the university’s founders and a…
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Initiating Change, Emotional Intelligence, and the Lifelong Colleague Commitment
June 3, 2019There is a common misconception found in all walks of life that a single voice is likely insufficient to initiate change. Try telling that to Malala Yousafzai. When Malala was a young girl, her home in the Swat Valley of…
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Developing Others, Emotional Intelligence, and the Lifelong Colleague Commitment
May 6, 2019At one time or another, you may have known someone who hoarded information with the self-centered notion that if no one else knows what he or she knows, or can do what he or she can do, job security is…
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Statistical Software
May 1, 2019They say you never really learn statistics until the time comes to analyze your own data. Once you are faced with this situation, your first question will probably be What statistical test is appropriate for my data? The second will…