I’ve loved my iPod for almost three years now, and sheepishly admit that I can’t imagine my life without it (many say the same thing about the internet).  I just read a quick blurb in the Wall Street Journal by Nancy Matsumoto about protecting your ears. It talks about how volume-control settings on MP3 players can help reduce the risk of hearing damage. I just might invest in some new headphones in short order now!

About a month ago, Carol Dickson-Carr went into a little more detail about strategic intelligence–one of the four different types of creative intelligence as it applies to the four temperaments within the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator^® (MBTI®). Listen in she talks about how those with the idealist temperament (intuitive and feeling preferences) use their diplomatic intelligence to get things done. Those of you not naturally inclined to that temperament might want to “try on” the idealist temperament’s approach to creativity and productivity as a stretch goal once you find out more about it! 

Our next 6-week program starts Weds, May 7th!

 

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Bea & I have been notorious for being transparent over the years with our clients and prospective clients even before the advent of Web 2.0 was even on our radar. And fortunately most folks respect our humanity. But as a part-time (adjunct) Professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University, I read with much interest an article in the New York Times today entitled The Professor as Open Book, where the debate of being transparent with one’s students is alive and well and Facebook is right in the middle of that debate.

I personally love Facebook. I was like a deer in headlights last year when I was assigned a huge 90 student lecture when I had been used to the 20-30 student class size. So when a colleague at SMU mentioned Facebook, I was intrigued. This way, students who are interested in finding out more about me can do so easily as part of my profile being visible in the SMU network. And if they’d like me to know what they’re up to, they will simply add me as a friend and I will confirm them.

This works well with my personality, but not everyone is as inclined to give up the details as I am. That’s perfectly fine. But keep in mind that Facebook has recently updated their privacy options so that you can actually choose which friends you want to see certain elements of your life, not just the networks and the public.

And I’ve done an incredible amount of networking on the business end of things on Facebook, so my answer to the Friend or Foe question with respect to Facebook is definitely: Friend! No pun intended.

Our next 6-week program starts Weds, May 7th!

Yahoo and Time Warner stepped up talks on creating an alternative to Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo. A possible deal would fold AOL into Yahoo. Who do you think will prevail in the end? Read about it here.