In line with Courtney Kincaid’s blog from May 2, I just want to say that I hate “buzz words.” You know, those business terms that come out of nowhere and then cannot be avoided. I don’t know that I’d ever used the word “robust” other than when I was trying to be fancy in describing coffee [...]
knowledge management Archive
Is There a Need to Change CPE?
Continuing Professional Education. CPE. Been around a long time. What? 40 or 50 years? Something like that.
Same old model. Hasn’t changed much. Still 50 minute hours (I wonder what committee made that decision?). I wish they would have made hours 70 minutes. Think about how much more you would get done in a day. : )
Still need 10% of your hours in A&A. The tax people love that.
But there have been a couple of developments. As of a couple years ago, you can now earn “half” hours, provided the half hour is connected to a full hour. Apparently you can’t learn something in just a half hour by itself (actually that is just 25 minutes).
Some online courses can qualify for group study.
But really, are these developments progress? Seriously. Take a look at what is going on around us.
The Power of Knowledge … or is it Knowledge is Power?
Why should we care about knowledge and knowledge management? The future of your career, the future of your firm or your business, and the future of your profession might depend on it. Do I have your attention now? I know, I’m being dramatic. But if that’s what it takes, so be it!