• Mary Ellen Stepanich, PhD
  • Home
  • Bio
  • Book
  • Blog
  • Media

Monthly Archives: January 2015

22 Jan

I’M A DYSFUNCTIONAL ENGINEER — or How I Make Do

mestepanich Mary Ellen Stepanich, PhD 3 1

My late husband, Michael Stepanich, was a mechanical engineer with General Motors from the day he left the Air Force until the day he retired. He always admonished his job-hopping son, “I’ve had only two employers in my life––the U. S. Air Force and General Motors.” Of course, that was back in the day when employers valued loyal employees.

From the day we were married, Michael always told me I should have been an engineer. First, I’m pathologically curious as…..

Read more

19 Jan

Maslow’s Stages of Learning Skills––Are you Conscious or Unconscious?

mestepanich Mary Ellen Stepanich, PhD 3 0

Abraham Maslow, the creator of the Hierarchy of Needs pyramid (physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, then self-actualization) also proposed a model describing the stages of learning a skill. Recently, I became re-acquainted with this model while watching the DVD from The Great Courses entitled, “Mastering Stage Presence.” I began to think of this model from the perspective of learning and mastering the skill of writing for publication.

The four stages of learning skills are: Unconscious Incompetence, Conscious Incompetence, Conscious Competence, and…..

Read more

Recent Posts

  • How To Communicate With Friends (and avoid making enemies)
  • December the 25th
  • The Relative Size of Frogs and Ponds
  • Actors, Dancers, Singers, or Writers?
  • I Can See Clearly Now…Darn It!

Recent Comments

  • check that on Guerrilla Tactics in a Small War (or How to Have a Successful Book Launch)
  • stopmotion on Guerrilla Tactics in a Small War (or How to Have a Successful Book Launch)
  • mini notebook wallet on How To Communicate With Friends (and avoid making enemies)
  • Parbrize MAZDA XEDOS 9 TA 2001 on Guerrilla Tactics in a Small War (or How to Have a Successful Book Launch)
  • Parbrize HUMMER H1 1995 on Guerrilla Tactics in a Small War (or How to Have a Successful Book Launch)

Archives

  • February 2018
  • December 2017
  • July 2017
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • July 2015
  • April 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • August 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • July 2013

Categories

  • Mary Ellen Stepanich, PhD


  • Home
  • Bio
  • Book
  • Blog
  • Media

Copyright © 2013. Mary Ellen Stepanich, PhD. All rights reserved.