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The Energy Conservation and Advanced Manufacturing Center (ECAM) is offering a new US Deaprtment of Energy supported course called Energy Modeling. The course explores fundamental energy questions…Continue
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Being a better listener is an invaluable skill at work and beyond. Mind Tools provides these suggestions: (1) Pay attention, (2) Show that you are listening, (3) Provide feedback, (4) Defer judgment, and (5) Respond appropriately. Here are some other suggestions. There are…
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Being an effective communicator is a valuable skill at work and beyond. Ellen Finkelstein says charismatic speakers are:
1. Confident
2. Joyful, playful, humorous, happy
3. Lively, energetic
4. Knowledgeable about their subject
5. Dress and present themselves appropriately
6. Use full sentences and correct grammar
7.…
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Transparency International recently published 'Corruption Perceptions Index 2011' which "ranks countries and territories according to their perceived levels of public sector corruption." What is the toll of corruption on a country? One way to assess this is to see if an inverse relation exists between a country’s perceived corruption and its…
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