Posts tagged: learning

Good Cookbooks Have Named Authors

I spend money on cookbooks even though there are free recipes online, and free recipes in papers and magazines.  I spend money on cookbooks with named authors even though the compilations by Best Cooking Ever Magazine are cheaper, and compilations titled Best Asian Food Ever are easy to find.  Why do I do this?  Because [...]

Thursday November 19th, 2009 in , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Why don’t we do AARs at work on a regular basis?

AAR isn’t just a sound that your favorite pirate makes when he runs out of whisky.  It stands for After-Action Report, and it is what the business world calls “Lessons Learned.”  However, the term lessons learned is sometimes a bit too presumptuous – are the lessons really learned?  Better yet, are the lessons even really [...]

Wednesday November 18th, 2009 in , , , , , | Comments Off