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LATEST POST:THE GENERAL OR THE ZEN MASTER: WHAT MAKES A GREAT COACH? Michael King, Ph.D., Human Factors Researcher
At its core, coaching is a form of individual and team development in which the coach helps to bring out the potential of the learner. The coach does this in a manner which supports, encourages, and most importantly, places responsibility for development with the learner (Dembkowski, 2006). There are four core qualities that make up every effective coach, no matter the style by which they lead.
PREVIOUS POSTS:QIC WELCOMES SHABNAM MITCHELL! Shabnam Mitchell, PMP, PMI-ACP
QIC welcomes Shabnam Mitchell as our newest Project Manager! An Agile Certified Practitioner, she has 9 years of experience applying Agile methodologies and frameworks to promote organization efficiency and success. Her experience comes from a wide range of exposures from the banking and financial industries to education and construction managing both large scale and highly critical projects. Welcome Shabnam!
DESIGN ONLINE SURVEYS: IT'S COMMON SENSE, RIGHT? Dr. Julian Abich, Sr. Human Factors Researcher
I'll start this out like every blog post in 2020…COVID-19 sucks and has thrown a wrench into everything! From a professional perspective, it has affected us all in different ways, but overall it has forced us to rethink the way we conduct our work. As human factors | UX/UI researchers, this has greatly limited our ability to conduct live field research with human participants. Because of this, methodologies to collect data right now are focused heavily on online or remote approaches. Specifically, web-based surveys may be flooding your inbox.
THE BRAIN ON SPORTS: CAN COGNITIVE TRAINING BE USED TO IMPROVE SPORTS PERFORMANCE?
CJ Montalbano, Human Factors Researcher
ou know that with regular practice of activities aimed at training the brain, it is possible to improve working memory (Klingberg, 2010), visual processing (Willis et al., 2006), control of attentional resources (Burge et al., 2013), and stress-response resiliency (Witt, 1980)? Brain training or cognitive training (CT), is typically used in medical settings for improving cognitive functioning in traumatic brain injury patients for example. However, CT is being used in other settings, such as sports.
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