Bite Size Thoughts

What fighting cancer has been teaching me (up to now…): Be patient! Bite Size Management thoughts by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, Founder, StudySmart, award winning curriculum development expert and author After still fighting cancer for almost half a year now (since Sept. 2021), I have deci

From B2B and B2C to B2F (Business to Family)… How can you be sure you are training one person? Maybe it’s time to sell some services to households… Bite Size thoughts from Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, Founder StudySmart & ICDE, PwC I got the idea of writing this after I realized a few wee

Tips for schools & educational organizations: Understanding “Webinariquette” (or webinar etiquette) and the real requirements for an engaging online teaching experience. Bite Size Management thoughts (#32) by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, founder StudySmart, PwC ICDE & SoFIA BD* The Covid-19

A question to ask for every argument you feel you are ‘right’ about… Bite Size thoughts (a very short one indeed) by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, founder, StudySmart Have you ever wondered that you may actually be wrong about something (a topic, an issue, an argument you got into) you feel yo

Why & how “helicopter view knowledge” (or superficial knowledge) is becoming the norm and why it’s dangerous… Bite Size Thoughts by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, Founder, StudySmart November 2019 Many people read a fact on facebook and either reproduce it or use it in their conversations as a

It’s not getting there, it’s staying there. Why sustainability is more important By: Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, Founder, StudySmart, ICDE, PwC Athens, 11 June 2019 I am a big fan of Novak Djokovic. For some reason, when he plays, I play as well. It may be because I have a great connection

Why we need to apply our BA in Employability we received at “Mothers University” (MU) In one of my earlier articles in 2016 I had noted that degrees or qualifications can land us our first job, or ‘a’ job, but competencies make us stay. Most businesses appraise us on capabilities that are ‘

Bite Size thoughts on challenging the existing status quo on how schools and colleges operate I guess I am not the only person challenging and questioning the educational systems available globally. The more research I do, the more momentum seems to be building on this topic. Since 1999 I ha

24/7 access, wrong assessment and the increasing problem of interruption. From work-life balance to work-life integration? ​ I often talk about time management in my acumen sessions around the world. I feel that time management has become a very difficult area to tackle and it is getting wor

Having been an academic and professional trainer for close to 20 years has made me aware of the general lack of specific competencies of professionals which one would most probably take for granted. Education has become more and more accessible to individuals on a global scale while the

If the board is – arguably – the most important structure in an organization, shouldn’t we give it more attention? Bite Size Management thoughts by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, Founder StudySmart & ICDE, PwC Academy Many Finance, Audit and Accounting professionals support and participate in

BiteSize Thoughts by Dr Constantine 'Dino' Kiritsis There will be a need at some point to ‘prove’ the worth of what you have learned online. Gaining credentials and online badges and filling up your resume with a list of online training courses that maybe had no assessment, were not verified for t

The case for diversifying “yourself” through an Educational Capabilities & Industries Framework (ECIF, 2020). Bite Size Management Thoughts by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, founder StudySmart, ICDE, PwC In business, it is always a ‘magical’ moment when I start talking about business growth. The

Some answers to statements of those who – probably – like ‘talking’ more than ‘doing’ Bite size thoughts by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, founder, StudySmart Here are my answers to some statements we hear daily from a number of people: Statement 1: If I had this company, I would have done th

Why are good people resigning? What are we doing about it? The case for ‘flipping the investment’ from the recruitment process to the fighting turnover process” By Dr. Constantine 'Dino' Kiritsis, China, August 2019 Image Credit: by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. I totally understand that people can

A PQ Career Value Model (CVM) Bite Size management thoughts by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, founder, StudySmart. 16/12/2018 Having consulted over 1000 professionals in the past two decades on career management especially in the area of Professional qualifications / designations, I came up w

Almost all corporate and business leaders I have met talk about fairness, accountability, integrity, being ethical, leading by example and a number of other values and policies that their organizations have come up with. The question is, are these leaders fair, ethical, accountable, respo

Why professional trainers need to improvise, take risks and get out of their comfort zone towards creating a memorable experience ​ Every training session is never the same, the audience is never the same and the experience is always unique. This “dissimilarity” is reinforced by the partic

As an entrepreneur in the professional training industry I have always found myself talking about the importance of soft skills, especially as we grow and develop throughout our careers. Everyone seems to agree with the assumption that these are “important” “crucial” “imperative” and requirem

Why & how corporate arrogance may be dangerous for you… The definition of arrogant in the Cambridge University Dictionary is unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people. This is an interesting definition that is quite evident in the corp

A new ‘product’ for Universities? – BA, BSc & Masters Upgrades… Looking at Bachelors & Masters degrees like apps that need to be upgraded – A new service for Universities to add value and also secure revenue? Bite Size thoughts, by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, Founder, StudySmart & ICDE, Pw

Why consolidation, closures and partnerships are expected and why branded top tier Universities have not only an opportunity to survive but to thrive if their business model is changed… Bite-Size thoughts by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, Founder StudySmart, CEO, easyStudies.gr Universities

How internal “politics” should also be taken into consideration when assessing the profitability of an industry Bite Size Management Thoughts by Dr. Constantine “Dino” Kiritsis, founder, StudySmart In one of my discussions with my good friend, HR professional and trainer Maria Ratz from Bulgaria

What we actually need to succeed in the world can be taught by our mothers By: Dr. Constantine 'Dino' kiritsis Why we need to apply our BA in Employability we received at “Mothers University” (MU)

The case for changing the term “Teacher” to “Enabler” BiteSize Thought by Dr. Constantine 'Dino' Kiritsis My good friend and colleague Tim Kemp, an amazing trainer/facilitator gave me his insight a couple of years ago on the term “enabling”. Tim’s argument was basically that the term management

(Probably) Inconvenient questions relating to education & careers we avoid answering… Photo Credit: Photo by John Fornander on Unsplash Have you ever wondered why University fees are rising despite the greater supply and falling demand? Have you ever wondered if your children’s educators have

Why your customers are actually always …competitors and there is no such thing as a customer for life… In a free market economy, customers have numerous options. There are always a few exceptions to the rule, but I think that we would all agree that 90 – 95% of the time we have numerous opti

Why organizations cannot afford to stay the same in their quest for sustainable competitive advantage.  ​Every strategy can be copied or benchmarked in our digital era. It is quite obvious that we are living in a transparent, open-information based world. The internet is changing almost ever

I did some research recently about the history of the PhD or “Doctorate” only to verify my initial assumption that its duration most probably needs to change. The Doctorate degree has been around since the mediaeval ages and about 100+ years in a form close to its current structure. It is

Knowledge is defined as “facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject “(Oxford Living Dictionary). It was extremely difficult to acquire knowledge 100 years ago, or even 25 years ago. Books were responsible f