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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...

Final Thoughts on COVID-19 – Risk Management Principles are the Key!

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...

COVID – 19 My Predictions Part 2 – Remote Medicine

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...

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 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!

The importance of proper “framing” Part 1- What is framing?

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!

You don’t know what “good” looks like until you see it! Part 2

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!

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 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.”...

The Project Management Plan is the ultimate delegation tool!

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;...

Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 7: Resident Evil

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...

Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 4: Prometheus

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...

Management Lessons from Movies, Chapter 4: Aliens

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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