Warning: Armchair Experts Ahead

by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2009

You know the story about how someone proved a bee couldn't fly.

Steve Jeck's Quarry . . . a good place to get some sound advice. Logo courtesy of IronMind® Enterprises, Inc.
Steve Jeck's Quarry . . . a good place to get some sound advice. Logo courtesy of IronMind® Enterprises, Inc.

That might be an extreme case, but there is no doubt that theory and practice have been known to diverge, and no where is this more obvious than in the real world of training.

To check in with Steve Jeck on this subject, follow the menu from the Training Articles button at the top of the IronMind homepage or go directly to Steve Jeck's "From the Quarry." 

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