Organizational and personal situational awareness is the first principle upon which all others reside. 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
Time to Evolve
Adopting network thinking evolves not only ourselves but all of our interactions at work and home. Read More
Meta Data Brokers In Our Pockets
My writing has tapered off. For those who enjoy these posts, I apologize. Life comes and goes with every day and our focus changes based on our present needs. Recently, I’ve been focusing on letting shit go. There’s so much to wrap ourselves up with from the holidays, muling over future job opportunities versus present… Read More
Evolving Ourselves
Since the cognitive revolution 70,000 years ago, we have been changing our behavior and social patterns faster than our DNA is able to change. The cognitive revolution, according to Yuval Noah Harari, enabled humankind to imagine realities other than the perceived reality of the ground we walk on, the sky we look up to, or… Read More
The Problem Of Now
Focusing on having what we don’t have right now creates misery not just for ourselves but those around us. Holding on to having whatever we’re focused on now only sets us on the path of anger, hate and suffering. My son received some money for Christmas. The $40 burned a hole in his pocket. He… Read More
Zombie Adherence to Expectations
Your zombie attachment to your expectations is killing you and affecting the people around you. Read More
Know What You Value
“Happiness does not come from a job. it comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs.” -Mike Rowe, Host of “Dirty Jobs” To know what you value is the cornerstone of managing the biz of you. You get caught up in the currents of your environment… Read More
Feed Your Brain
It is up to us to feed our brains and there is a plethora of information, stories, experiences and distractions available to us. Just as we feed our bodies with the food we eat we feed our minds with those things we focus on. The ideas we consume add to our mental models thereby enabling… Read More
Business of You 