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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
May 9, 20203 min read
Final Thoughts on COVID-19 – Risk Management Principles are the Key!
“Business people need to understand the psychology of risk more than the mathematics of risk.” Paul Gibbons, The Science of Successful...
Bill Holmes
Apr 3, 20203 min read
COVID – 19 My Predictions Part 2 – Remote Medicine
“My doctor gave me six months to live, but when I couldn't pay the bill he gave me six months more.” Walter Matthau “Technology now...
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
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 21, 20203 min read
The importance of proper “framing” Part 1- What is framing?
The proper framing of an issue is more important than the facts!
Bill Holmes
Jan 13, 20203 min read
You don’t know what “good” looks like until you see it! Part 2
You don't know what “good” looks like until you have seen it. This applies to almost every field!
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 10, 20192 min read
Friction changes things
“Friction changes everything” Scott Adams periscope broadcast “It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the...
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 24, 20192 min read
The Project Management Plan is the ultimate delegation tool!
“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon...
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 24, 20193 min read
Rules, Rules, Rules
“Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.” Douglas MacArthur “In individuals, insanity is rare;...
Bill Holmes
Aug 14, 20194 min read
Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 7: Resident Evil
“You’re all going to die down here!” Red Queen “I'm not sure I want to remember what went on down here.” Alice Resident Evil is a 2002...
Bill Holmes
Jul 5, 20194 min read
Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 4: Prometheus
“Big things have small beginnings.” David “A king has his reign, and then he dies. It's inevitable.” Meredith Vickers The 2012 movie...
Bill Holmes
Jun 19, 20194 min read
Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 4: Aliens
“These people are here to protect you. They're soldiers.” Ellen Ripley “It won't make any difference.” Newt “Did IQs just drop sharply...
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