Bill Holmes
My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 1 – Background
"Cancel culture is not actually about justice. It is about control. People use cancellation to force conformity to ideals.” Teal Swan...
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Bill Holmes
Sep 29, 20203 min read
Tip 3 for the Remote Manager – Follow the rules!
“People. They're not all bad, but do you really want to risk it? Perhaps that was the unofficial motto of the Soviet Union...” Dmitry...
Bill Holmes
Sep 18, 20202 min read
Tip 2 for the Remote Manager – Provide structure
“I thrive in structure. I drown in chaos.” Anna Kendrick, Scrappy Little Nobody “Structure significantly influences behavior, thereby...
Bill Holmes
Sep 3, 20203 min read
Tip 1 for the Remote Manager – People First
"Remote work is the future of work." Alexis Ohanian, Reddit "You can never over-communicate enough as a leader at a company, but at a...
Bill Holmes
Aug 16, 20203 min read
The pandemic got you down? Look to Maslow!
“Overthinking is not a disease; it is due to the underuse of your creative power.” Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations “Your...
Bill Holmes
Jul 21, 20203 min read
Using simple phrases to convey complex ideas
“One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them.” Aldous Huxley, Brave New World “Without education, we are in a...
Bill Holmes
Jul 8, 20203 min read
Persuasion through unusual words
“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” George Orwell, 1984 “Don't use words too big for the subject....
Bill Holmes
May 20, 20203 min read
Mankind’s Greatest Invention!
“Put a good person in a bad system and the bad system wins, no contest.” W. Edwards Deming “Management by results - like driving a car by...
Bill Holmes
Apr 16, 20202 min read
COVID – 19 My Predictions Part 4 – The Fall of the Globalist
“We're exploring the possibility of building a wall to stem the exodus." "Don't be ridiculous," Goddard said. "Only idiots build walls.”...
Bill Holmes
Mar 19, 20203 min read
The Importance of “framing”Part 9 – Getting it Right – COVID-19 – Part 1 (I Predicted the Future!)
Proper framing would have helped many organizations be better prepared for COVID-19
Bill Holmes
Mar 13, 20203 min read
The Importance of “framing”Part 8 – Getting it Right – Paying for College!
Proper framing of issues is a huge predictor of success! Even in your strategy to pay for college...
Bill Holmes
Feb 14, 20203 min read
The Importance of “framing” Part 4 – Getting it Wrong – Titanic
The Titanic sank because those in charge looked at the voyage through the wrong frame!
Bill Holmes
Jan 28, 20203 min read
The importance of “framing” Part 2 - How good is your frame?
Many mistakes are made because of a bad frame!
Bill Holmes
Jan 5, 20203 min read
You don’t know what “good” looks like until you see it! Part 1
Providing honest feedback is a crucial habit to pick up as a manager.
Bill Holmes
Dec 28, 20193 min read
The defect that is now a feature
We all accept "defects" in our personal and private lives!
Bill Holmes
Dec 24, 20193 min read
The value of loyalty
Why is it that people working in so many organizations view their senior leadership as clueless at best and evil at worst?
Bill Holmes
Dec 18, 20193 min read
Performance is increased like diamonds are made!
Performance appraisals are hard! Why is that?
Bill Holmes
Dec 3, 20193 min read
Some thoughts about Ego
"Not everything is about you," Clary said furiously. "Possibly," Jace said, "but you do have to admit that the majority of things are.”...
Bill Holmes
Nov 14, 20192 min read
Delegation Makes It Easy!
“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.”...
Bill Holmes
Oct 31, 20193 min read
Why is everything so complicated??
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius “Any darn fool can make something complex; it takes a genius...
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