Gary Stripling

What Is the Relevance of Technology?

“Technology in the long-run is irrelevant”. That is what a customer of mine told me when I made a presentation to him about about a new product. I had been talking about the product’s features and benefits and listed “state-of-the-art technology” or something to that effect, as one of them.  No one rejects, dislikes, or…

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If Technology Is Effective in the Classroom – Why Do Some Students Dislike It So Much?

If technology in the classroom is effective; why do many students dislike it so much? The effectiveness of technology use in the classroom has become a controversial issue. While many teachers and students feel that it’s best to use technology because it enhances teaching many others. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because…

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Small Business Owners: Utilizing Technology to Improve Profits

Utilizing technology as a competitive weapon allows you to differentiate from your competitors in the marketplace. Technology helps profits to increase, by reducing expenses and errors, while customers are delighted with product and ‘wowed’ by service, sharing its benefit with others. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because…

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Documentary Funding: The Fundraising Secret That Will Take You From Zero to $50,000

Filmmakers often have the fantasy that one big wealthy donor or a big foundation will write one big fat check to cover the full budget of the film. That can happen, however there’s a secret fundraising strategy that is usually much more effective.  No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure,…

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2 Different Ways to Look at What A Successful Person Is

The concept of success taught to us by society is usually based on financial success or owning a nice home. However, there is also another different way to look at the concept of success.  No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to…

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Leveraging Technology for Organisational Excellence

Technology & HR-Leverage one for the other: “Technology and HR are enablers of business. Integration of the two would mean not only harmonious co-existence but also leveraging one for the other. Leveraging of technology for HR would mean. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do…

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Do Boards Need a Technology Audit Committee?

What does FedEx, Pfizer, Wachovia, 3Com, Mellon Financial, Shurgard Storage, Sempra Energy and Proctor & Gamble have in common? Technology decisions will outlive the tenure of the management team making those decisions.  No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure…

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3 Amazing National Geographic Documentaries

National Geographic is the premier documentary film studio, but if you had to watch 3 of their films, which would you choose? Take a look at this article for superb ideas on the best Nat Geo documentaries. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not…

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Does Technology Benefit Young Children’s Education?

Parents battle with their kids with their use of tablets, mobile phones, TV, and streaming services. How can a parent balance a child’s use of technology with education? No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that…

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How Can Instructional Technology Make Teaching and Learning More Effective?

Today, many classroom teachers may lack personal experience with technology and present an additional challenge. Technology provides teachers with the instructional technology tools they need to operate more efficiently and to be more responsive to the individual needs of their students.  No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because…

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