In the last issue of MindPrep I mentioned our plans to create a course focused on Pragmatic Business Thinking and I drafted a course description. Mary, my friend and advisor, reminded me that I just might want to define the term before I described the course. Of course, I was assuming that all of you…
Here are some components of thinking and some notes I made about myself and the world at large. Components 1. Perception: The process of taking in sensory information and making sense of it. I sense the weather every day but am not sure about climate change. To misquote Sherlock Holmes, we see but we do not…
When the pandemic started “in earnest” in 2020 I responded to a blogpost from my friend Erica Nelson and wrote a month-long series of posts about books on my shelf and ideas I gained from them. You see, I like “real” books and I often write notes in the margin. I was keeping busy (all…
You may be the boss and have great ideas. But great ideas are WORTHLESS unless you have a team who can make them real. Be a jerk and row your own boat! (And you wonder why good people are “quiet quitting.” It’s not about them. It’s about how they’re treated.) Give them what they need….
Sometimes we should fly high but stay close to the ground because it “feels safer.” Oops. Taking meaningful risks is part of getting to the future. There are eight enduring skills you should master. Challenge is one of them, but all too often falls victim to our being risk adverse. Our upcoming self-paced workshop…
Here are eight facets of problem solutions for you to consider.
Before you try to implement the “big” strategy, ask and answer Question Zero.
Let’s learn from the past. Well over 100 years ago, the telegraph and telephone changed the impact of distance on the lives of people and companies. Photographs and phonographs extend the concept of time. Distance and time were both fundamental constraints and barriers to early life and business. List the constraints imposed on your business…
Too many decisions are based on opinions. But facts are the raw material of good thinking. Don’t build your case on a flimsy foundation.
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