Monday Mornings with Madison

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May 2011

FIRST-DAY EXCITEMENT EVERYDAY

Do you recall your first day working at a new company? Or the first day you started a new position?  Or your first day in a new business venture? Take a minute to think back to that day. How did … Continue reading

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SMART, CLEVER OR WISE?

We’ve seen how digital technology in daily life can be leveraged to make us not just smarter but wiser at work and in daily life. It is an interesting distinction. The terms smart and wise are often used interchangeably, and … Continue reading

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USING PAST ADVERSITY TO FUEL PERSEVERANCE

Perseverance is a perfect word to describe what it means… it is a long word (12-letters) that means the continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure or opposition. Because it is an invaluable quality, there are many … Continue reading

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TECHNOLOGY AND THE DIGITAL HUMAN

In today’s modern world, there are few people who get through a day untouched by digital technology. Digital technology is insidious. It is in the systems that power most appliances and machines in homes and offices. It is clearly present … Continue reading

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THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: PART 2

THE GAP BETWEEN DIGITAL NATIVES AND DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS As we explored last week, the terms Digital Immigrant and Digital Native arose to describe the seeming gap between people who were born before the existence of digital technology and adapted to … Continue reading

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