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Oliver W. Cummings Johnnie was as fine a neighbor as a guy could have. When I was a youngster and our families visited, swapped work, butchered hogs together. We also fished and went on the occasional fish fry together. Johnnie favored fishing with a seine, or hogging. I learned to hog fish (now sometimes called…
A (bad) lesson from Brighteyes
The sergeant’s advice. He didn’t have a degree but he knew how to lead.
Another story about wisdom not found in books By Oliver W. Cummings In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, universities around the world are rethinking how to best provide the university experience going forward. We saw basically everything go online in the second half of the spring 2020 semester. I think many schools will move…
Not all wisdom is found in books
Another lesson not found in a book
This is the first of a series of lessons not found in books A Lesson in Life and Business at the Pool Hall; Or, You Can Learn Good Stuff from Unexpected Places By: Oliver W. Cummings Sometimes, when life seems particularly unpredictable and hard to cope with, it pays to think back to what we…
No, this is not a commentary on morality. It’s the beginning of a weekly series on structure and decision making in a world without precedent. If you want to receive the series via email please go to www.mindprep.com and signup for our newsletter. First, some simple explanations. Wicked! Now what? So, what do we know…
By Oliver W. Cummings May 22, 2020 To recap, in addition to a set of fundamental characteristics, (decision-making ability, assertiveness and motivation to achieve, social sensitivity, emotional stability, and appropriate self-reliance and courage levels, for example) the facilitative manager will: Believe, but not too much (covered in Part 1) Care, but not too much (covered…
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