Category: Thinking Out Loud
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May 1, 2020 – Success
We need to redefine “success”. In business it is often measured by growth. But isn’t there a point at which a business is successful because it is sustainable? A point at which, the business is stable? We persist is seeing everything as a race. Companies have to be bigger, grow faster, achieve more market share.…
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April 30, 2020 Truth
Superstitions, conspiracy theories and knowledge all come from the same place. They fill the desire to understand. People have an inherent desire to know, to make sense of the world and of circumstances – and an unwillingness to accept that perfect knowing is not possible. We expect our leaders to know things we don’t know;…
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April 26, 2020 – Sarcasm
President Trump said he was being sarcastic in response to a question that wasn’t asked. It wasn’t sarcasm. The tone was entirely wrong. His tone was that of wonder. He was momentarily in awe of his own thought process. It was much like a young child saying, “We could take a hammer and we could…
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April 24 – random thoughts
Here’s what happens when random thoughts mix with too much time. I was playing a game on my IPad and because I am too cheap to buy the game, I was watching an ad. You know how that goes. Not actually watching it but still, there it is, sneaking into your subconscious. The ad was…
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April 22 2020 – Looking forward
It’s week 6 of my social isolation during the pandemic. For some it has been longer. Some didn’t make it this far. I have been reading some predictions on how the world will, or will not, return to normal – of what should change – or what will change – or what will stay the…
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April 21, 2020 – The Economy
Today’s news – oil is trading at negative numbers. Not even sure how that happens. Reporter’s analogy – it’s like Starbucks made too much coffee and they are paying you to take it away. Sure. What this shows, is how fragile are the truths of Capitalism – the lies we have told ourselves. Basic premise…
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What’s Next
I find myself at another crossroad. So many roads, so many paths – no sense of direction. When I started my career I worked for a bank. Then I started working in a public accounting office preparing month end statements and ensuring my clients didn’t run afoul of the government. This lead to pursuing an…
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Time to get a job?
Given that I was a professor at both the college and university, my students were surprised when I did not always encourage further study after graduation. Sometimes I would say: “You’re ready. Get on with the rest of your life.”
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How Will They Learn? (Team Work)
If the school system seems inadequate to the task of instilling problem solving skills surely they will do better at team building. All those young people in the same place with the same goals. It screams team work! Would it be fair to assume that in order to teach team skills the instructors must be…
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How Will They Learn? (Problem Solving)
Employers are frustrated because new employees are deficient in soft skills like problem solving, communication and team work. Post-secondary promises to deliver these skills but is overwhelmed with both the technical aspects of the programs and the demand for breadth courses. High schools are evaluated on how well students do on standardized testing. Accordingly, teachers…
