Brighteyes’ Bad Business
A (bad) lesson from Brighteyes
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Advice from the Old Sarge
The sergeant’s advice. He didn’t have a degree but he knew how to lead.
Philosophy, The Cosmos, and Terry Brown
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…
Mr. Favor and the Mule
Not all wisdom is found in books
The Duh-Factor
Another lesson not found in a book
The Pool Hall
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…
Planning in a Wicked World
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…
A Facilitative Manager – Part 5: Demonstrate what you can’t have too much of: Integrity
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…
A Dozen Realities – Updated
When Oliver Cummings and I created the Making Strategy Real workshop for MindPrep Resource Center (www.mindprep.com) we used a dozen “known truth” to guide our design. Now the question is whether these pre-pandemic truths will hold up in a post-pandemic world. Here are some initial thoughts: 2019 2021 The business environment is always evolving. Wow!…
