I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to wonder what is really happening in business in this ‘post-COVID’ era. Are we in fact, past it? Are we there yet? It’s been like an annoying refrain constantly coming out of the back seat? During this COVID journey, it has seemed like millions have been on …
When Aristotle said “Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.” I believe those who quoted Aristotle may have forgotten part of what he said. In my 18th year as an educator, coach, and mentor, I’ve learned that it is not possible to effectively teach unless you know how to execute or do what is …
At the outset of the Industrial Revolution, known as the Age of Mass Production, Frederick Taylor published “The Principles of Scientific Management.” In 1909 (113 years ago) the six principles aimed to optimize and simplify jobs to increase productivity. This held true in manufacturing and labour-intensive work environments at least until 1946. Following this came …
I’m prompted to write this because of an article I was reading earlier. The following paragraph jumped out at me like it was an affront to all rational thinking. This was written by Sir Walter Layton, Economist and Editor of ‘The Economist’ who wrote in 1933. “This is due to the now almost universal recognition of …
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During the past few weeks, I’m getting an average of 4 surveys a week. That is a lot of surveys. One, in particular, caught my attention like none other. I won’t name the source other than to say it was regarding a recognized organization. The theme of the survey was ‘Being of Service’ and ‘Receiving Value’. OK …
