prepared mind

We are all historians

We are all historians

We are often told that “history” will judge us and our actions. But how long do we have to wait? Days? Months? Years? Centuries? Actually, we write our own history every day and we should be our own judge to start. Let’s see if our decisions and actions might stand up to the tests of…

A 1984 Newspaper Clipping. Oops — What if?

A 1984 Newspaper Clipping. Oops — What if?

“GM Factory of the Future Will Run with Robots” New York Times October 20, 1984 Whilst rummaging through my files recently I found an interesting clip about GM and its planned factory of the future program. (We actually cut items from the newspapers in those ancient times.) I recalled my interest about automation in those…

Two Way Thinking

Two Way Thinking

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…

You work inside 5 nested boxes. Stay aligned.

You work inside 5 nested boxes. Stay aligned.

You work within a set of nested boxes and it’s your job to keep them mentally aligned. Otherwise, you’ll be blind to emerging problems and opportunities. Plan on spending 90 minutes every quarter with your team to discuss the implications of changes in the larger environments that might affect your plans and decisions. Work on…

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