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Remember the good old days when many of our problems were well structured and had a simple answer? Teachers gave us problems and we had to figure out the answer. How much is 2 plus 7? What’s the capital of Norway? Simple problems, simple solutions. Too bad life isn’t quite so straightforward. Life is not…
I’ve been banging around the world of work for a very long time and have had and seen all kinds of jobs. Some are cool (is that still used with Gen-Z?), some not-so-cool. Some are dangerous and some are boring. Some pay too much, and some pay not enough. But they all have some essential…
We are often told that “history” will judge us and our actions. But how long do we have to wait? Days? Months? Years? Centuries? Actually, we write our own history every day and we should be our own judge to start. Let’s see if our decisions and actions might stand up to the tests of…
You are going to spend the rest of your life in the future. Maybe you should think about it. You are facing four kinds of futures You have a known future that is found in demographics and recurring cycles. For example, you know that the demographics of the United States is slowly changing, but in…
Big picture strategy may belong to the C-suite, but strategic thinking must take place throughout the organization. Basically, strategic thinking is the deliberative thinking that takes place when you ponder how you, your team, your department or your company will succeed now and into the future. My dilemma. I’ve been facilitating strategic thinking workshops for…
I’ve been rummaging through old notebooks lately to see what I should throw out. Not having a lot of luck. But I did find some quotes about “the future” worth pondering. Ponder away! Søren Kierkegaard: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Life is pretty cool for us in the…
“GM Factory of the Future Will Run with Robots” New York Times October 20, 1984 Whilst rummaging through my files recently I found an interesting clip about GM and its planned factory of the future program. (We actually cut items from the newspapers in those ancient times.) I recalled my interest about automation in those…
In sports, players who play both offense and defense are often referred to as “two-way players.” Business leaders exhibit two-way thinking day-in and day-out. Likewise, I see in people who exhibit a “prepared mind.” Prepared for what you ask? Prepared to deal with both challenges and opportunities, the two basic reasons why we need leaders…
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