I’ve been rummaging through old notebooks lately to see what I should throw out. Not having a lot of luck. But I did find some quotes about “the future” worth pondering. Ponder away! Søren Kierkegaard: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Life is pretty cool for us in the…
In sports, players who play both offense and defense are often referred to as “two-way players.” Business leaders exhibit two-way thinking day-in and day-out. Likewise, I see in people who exhibit a “prepared mind.” Prepared for what you ask? Prepared to deal with both challenges and opportunities, the two basic reasons why we need leaders…
Is your company relevant? will you be relevant in the coming years?
Buck Rogers was a science fiction adventure hero introduced to the U.S. public in a newspaper comic-strip on January 7, 1929. A year later, January 22, 1930, Buck first ventured into space aboard a rocket ship in his fifth newspaper comic story Tiger Men from Mars. Our love of space and adventure has been with us…
“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” Sherlock Holmes The future: four parts & three combinations We think and talk about “the future” a lot. Maybe it’s about our retirement plans. Maybe it’s about our company’s…
The last issue of MindPrep described leaders as those who live by the motto of “Learn from the past, deal with today, and prepare for the future.” They know that surprises are inevitable, but they don’t want to be taken by surprise. It’s late 2022 as I write this, and many companies are hoping…
The term “lifelong learning” was originally thought of as a nice-to-do endeavor. Wrong. It’s essential to getting to the future. No matter what you do or where you work you must prevent your skill base from deteriorating. Otherwise, you’ll become intellectually obsolete. And that’s not something to be proud of. What skills do you need…
… you’ll miss the future as it sneaks up on you. Today’s challenges are bold and bright and demand our attention. The future first shows itself as clues and mysteries and we will be tempted to ignore them as we deal with today. There are eight enduring skills you should master. Our upcoming on-line workshop…
We have a current love affair with big data and analytics. However, we might not need all the data we’re collecting to get to the future. There are eight enduring skills you should master. Our upcoming on-line workshop has tools you can use. Signup for MindPrep News and you’ll get an early announcement. You can…
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