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Dr. Diane Hamilton's Blog
Grammar: When It Just Does Not Sound Correct
My job has taught me that a lot of people struggle with grammar and spelling. My first sentence brought to mind one of the most common spelling errors. Many of my students type “a lot” as one word, which is incorrect. There is no such word as “alot”. If spelling is...
Professors’ Expectations: Helpful Writing Tips for College Students
Students often struggle with writing essays. Some have difficulty with structure. Others dread dealing with APA formatting. I teach everything from bachelor-level to doctoral-level courses. The following contains some helpful writing tips that I have found...
Entrepreneurs and Celebrities Use Kickstarter for Funding
Kickstarter has been a successful crowdfunding option for potential entrepreneurs to garner cash. However it has not been without some issues. According to The Wall Street Journal article The Trouble With Kickstarter, “The only thing worse than having to...
Millennial Student Entitlement Issues
The word Millennials is used to describe adults born between the years of 1980 and 2000. They are also known as Generation Y. Jean Twenge, author of Generation Me explained Millennials tend to be more self-focused and may expect to receive a lot of...
Entrepreneurs: Help for Getting Started
I had to opportunity to interview Martin "Marty" Zwilling this week. Marty has an impressive background. He is a former executive with IBM. He has served on multiple advisory boards. He currently works as an author and consultant. His company, Startup...
Professors’ Media Choices in Online Classes
There is limited research regarding the use of social media or other types of media in online courses. In 2013, I surveyed 110 adjunct professors from a Linkedin group to determine if they added media (including social media) to already developed curriculum. Due to...
NCU Interviews Dr. Diane Hamilton
For more see the full article at Northcentral University Higher Degrees Fall 2013
Researchers Debate Importance of Introverts Acting like Extroverts
Several courses I teach include discussion regarding the importance of understanding personality preferences. Students often take personality tests to determine their “type”. Part of their type includes whether they are introverts or extraverts (Myers Briggs...
Facebook Better for Following Blogs than RSS
Facebook has made it so much easier to follow just about anything. RSS feeds and Twitter are still an option for many people. However, with Facebook, once someone “likes” a page, it shows up in their feed on their homepage whenever anything from that page is...
Recent Posts
Social Capital at Work with Andrea Alexander, Chief People Officer at Rent the Runway
Our guest is Andrea Alexander, Chief People Officer at Rent the Runway. Andrea is a huge believer in social capital and the important contributions it makes in workplace culture, and is focused on creating programs to help employees develop social capital despite...
The Recipe For Building A Sustainable Business With Meg Taylor Morrison
If you want to achieve smooth cashflow to support your lifestyle for years, give everything you can to build a sustainable business. Dr. Diane Hamilton explores the right way to establish such a venture with Meg Taylor Morrison, a science...
A Sneak Peek At The Future Of Autonomous Vehicles With Jeffrey Bleich And Innovating The Measurement Of Pain With Marko Höynälä
Years ago, autonomous vehicles could be thought of as nothing but fiction. As technology advances, more and more people have been cozying up to self-driving cars and their positive impact on the environment. Jeffrey Bleich, the Chief Legal Officer for Cruise,...
Activating Your Inner Core And The Five Core Energies To Success With Hitendra Wadhwa
Beauty comes from within—a phrase we often hear to motivate us when insecurities attack. But there’s more to it than what we often think. In this episode, Hitendra Wadhwa, educator, speaker, and founder of the Mentora Institute, takes us deeper within. He talks about...
Getting RealReal with Zaina Orbai
What an incredible conversation I had with Zaina Orbai who is the Chief People Officer at The RealReal on Leader’s Playbook, which is part of Global Mentor Network. Thuy Vu and I take turns hosting and we learn so much from the best of the best in HR leadership. I...