Managing our biz is a daily affair and includes adjusting our use of TEA as appropriate to our particular situation. Read More
My Old Friend
A couple of very good friends like the following letter to an old friend. I hope you will as well. Death my old friend. You are always so quiet but always there ready to give guidance unlike your sibling, life, who knows no end to expressing the desire to connect and grow. We walk through… Read More
The Unspoken Quality Tool
An experienced auditor uses this tool to elicit more information than necessary. Quality engineers use it during investigations of anomalies to bring pertinent information to the surface. Quality inspectors use it during source inspections at a supplier to give the space for details not captured in the paperwork. And, quality managers use this tool to… Read More
Problem Principles
The questions we ask about our problems once we have a clear picture of the issues directly effect the solution and potential outcomes Read More
Time to Evolve
Adopting network thinking evolves not only ourselves but all of our interactions at work and home. Read More
Knowledge Bullies & System Prophets
The amount of confirmation and negativity bias used by leaders to sway personnel to their point of view is alarming some days. In a meeting they may even have someone pull up data and looking at one data point tell everyone how it shows their supposition is correct. Occasionally, someone who has some inclining of… Read More
Master Of Our Biz
No matter where we are at along the spectrum of managing our lives, we all have the capacity to become the masters of our biz Read More
Maintaining Relevance
To maintain relevance in our ever changing world, we are obligated to question what we do, how we do, and whether each step along our path matters. Read More
Success Thru Pain
Our physical and emotional pain, ability to withstand pain, and processing of pain has more to do with the quality of our lives than any other parameter. This is part of the fundamental nature espoused by Mark Manson in his new book, Everything is Fucked Up, A Book About Hope. Where his previous book, The… Read More
Got Requirement
If you don’t know why you are doing what you’re doing then why do it? Read More
Business of You 