Wally Bock
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Generation Y: Addicted to Praise
The young man took his place behind the lectern, preparing to address the graduating class. He had earned the right to make this speech by having the best grade point average over the last four years. In addition to being the valedictorian he was graduating with academic honors. So were two thirds of the members of his class. It's not just this high school. I checked around a bit and found that grades appear higher... (posted by Wally 4 years 360 days ago.)
The young man took his place behind the lectern, preparing to address the graduating class. He had earned the right to make this speech by having the best grade point average over the last four years. In addition to being the valedictorian he was graduating with academic honors. So were two thirds of the members of his class. It's not just this high school. I checked around a bit and found that grades appear higher... (posted by Wally 4 years 360 days ago.)
The Many Lessons of the Hawthorne Experiments
In 1924, MIT professor Vannevar Bush began a series of experiments at the Western Electric Hawthorne Works, in Cicero, IL. He wanted to test the impact of specific changes in the work environment on the output of the workers. The first study was the Illumination Study. Researchers turned up the lights. Productivity went up. "Aha!" thought the researchers. They turned down the lights. Productivity went... (posted by Wally 5 years 1 day ago.)
In 1924, MIT professor Vannevar Bush began a series of experiments at the Western Electric Hawthorne Works, in Cicero, IL. He wanted to test the impact of specific changes in the work environment on the output of the workers. The first study was the Illumination Study. Researchers turned up the lights. Productivity went up. "Aha!" thought the researchers. They turned down the lights. Productivity went... (posted by Wally 5 years 1 day ago.)
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