Testtubes

Making Your Qualitative Data Trustworthy

From small nonprofits to large corporations, virtually every organization collects both qualitative—what people say and feel about things—data and quantitative—costs, productivity, surveys—data to set policy, measure progress, and effect change.  Unfortunately, many CEO’s, program designers, and policy makers put more stock in the quantitative data they gather than the qualitative data. To them, hard numbers are the only true indicators …

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10 Suggestions for Skillful Listening

Bill Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, and Alan Greenspan are some of the highest paid public speakers in the United States.  Toastmaster clubs groom thousands of aspiring thespians each year.  And virtually every college requires at least one speech class to earn a diploma.  But, when was the last time you heard of someone receiving an award or earning a degree for …

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