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My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 1 – Background

Bill Holmes

Oct 14, 20203 min read

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...

Tip 3 for the Remote Manager – Follow the rules!

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...

Tip 2 for the Remote Manager – Provide structure

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...

Tip 1 for the Remote Manager – People First

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...

The pandemic got you down? Look to Maslow!

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...

Using simple phrases to convey complex ideas

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...

COVID – 19 My Predictions Part 4 – The Fall of the Globalist

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.”...

The Importance of “framing”Part 9 – Getting it Right – COVID-19 – Part 1 (I Predicted the Future!)

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

The Importance of “framing”Part 8 – Getting it Right – Paying for College!

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...

The Importance of “framing” Part 4 – Getting it Wrong – Titanic

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!

The importance of “framing” Part 2 - How good is your 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!

You don’t know what “good” looks like until you see it! Part 1

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?

Performance is increased like diamonds are made!

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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