I was falling asleep in one most boring project management workshops I have ever attended. The topic had turned to forecasting budgets and schedules when the instructor suddenly asked, “How many of you have ever taken a proofreading class?” No hands in the air. The next question was more rhetorical…
Fred Taylor was about to get a good butt-kicking. It was his first real job and the opinionated young engineer just didn’t like the way the plant was being operated. Following an economic recession, he had taken a job as an apprentice, then clerk, a machinist, and then had advanced…
A Business Case Evaluation (BCE) is a decision-making tool that assists in making value-based funding decisions. …
Thomas Jefferson was a man full of nuances, contradictions, and conundrums. Jefferson was also a revolutionary. In his, symbolism and code were essential communication tools for sorting through allies and guaranteeing your own survival.
The parlor in Jefferson’s home, Monticello, was the place where his family, friends, and guests would…
Death Counts and Misinformation provide the foundation for reflection
Politics is how one group of civilized people exercise influence over other civilized people. Resolving issues in a polite and well-mannered way (one definition of civilized) is preferred to barbarism and war. …
Thinking in bets and using the base case are two keys to success
A summer hurricane is bearing down. Mild panic ensues. Events are canceled. Some businesses begin boarding up. Parents race to get their children from school.
I see the town’s public works director, Barry, at the local hardware…
The story is the same. A promising, young talent is ready to take the first step as a new manager. They have little experience and even fewer instincts because they, or their parents, have never worked or owned a small business. …
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