Audiologists Not Immune to Dunning-Kruger Effect
When everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking. Gen. George Patton If you’re the smartest person in the room, find another room. Michael Dell (Forbes magazine) “As God has said, and I think he’s right…” Margaret Thatcher Dunning and Kruger were the first to systematically investigate unconscious incompetence and report their findings in the…
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Today’s Hearing Aid Buyers, Part 2
Jerry Northern continues his analysis of the New Hearing Aid Consumer, a newcomer with more expectations and sophistication than buyers of the past. Today, Dr. Northern covers the dizzying array of technological features confronting those consumers as they attempt their due diligence. As usual, Northern’s writing is user-friendly. His examples and use of Audiologists’…
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Today’s Hearing Aid Buyers
This week’s post, the 184th post published at Hearing Economics, is written by Dr. Jerry Northern, who returns for another round in the guest contributor ring. As usual, his timing is perfect. Hearing Health Matters! is celebrating two milestones today — our millionth page read and our 500,000th unique reader. What better way to…
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Econ 202: Selling a Practice as a Function of Interest Rates
Astute readers may have noticed Hearing Economics’ attempts to slip in Economics education on the sly. Today’s post fits right into the Economics 202 series, initiating a discussion of how interest rates affect the economy (a macro concept) and our very own practices (a micro concept). Craig Castelli (bio below) describes the situation for practice…
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Survival of the Fittest Audiologists
Last post introduced readers to Tom Northey and his 2000 forecast of Audiology in the future, which predicted that today’s audiologists would fall into camps of survivors or scatter to the wind as competitive forces eased out the losers. Today’s post is for those of us interested in operating in survivor mode. Northey contrasted our…
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