Bill Holmes6 days ago2 minTip 2 for the Remote Manager – Provide structure“I thrive in structure. I drown in chaos.” Anna Kendrick, Scrappy Little Nobody “Structure significantly influences behavior, thereby dra...
Bill HolmesSep 33 minTip 1 for the Remote Manager – People First"Remote work is the future of work." Alexis Ohanian, Reddit "You can never over-communicate enough as a leader at a company, but at a rem...
Bill HolmesAug 163 minThe pandemic got you down? Look to Maslow!“Overthinking is not a disease; it is due to the underuse of your creative power.” Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations “Your ...
Bill HolmesJul 312 minChaos isn’t a pit, it’s a ladder“Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is the ladder, and the climb is all there is.” Petyr Baelish, Game of Thrones “In the midst of chaos, there is ...
Bill HolmesJul 213 minUsing simple phrases to convey complex ideas“One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them.” Aldous Huxley, Brave New World “Without education, we are in a ho...
Bill HolmesJul 83 minPersuasion through unusual words“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” George Orwell, 1984 “Don't use words too big for the subject. Don'...
Bill HolmesJun 304 minMy experience with online proctoring – Part 2“There is no substitute for hard work.” Thomas Edison “If you are going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill I just completed the...
Bill HolmesJun 174 minCoring Pineapples and Other Management Follies“Listen to those under your supervision. Really listen. Don’t act as if you’re listening and let it go in one ear and out the other. Faki...
Bill HolmesJun 122 minMy experience with PMI® online proctoring – Part 1“All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.” Erma Bombec...
Bill HolmesJun 33 minWhat is the “Point of Total Assumption”? And why do I care?“Never test the depth of river with both feet.” Warren Buffet “Winners are simply willing to do what losers won't.” Prachi Patel The cont...
Bill HolmesMay 203 minMankind’s Greatest Invention!“Put a good person in a bad system and the bad system wins, no contest.” W. Edwards Deming “Management by results - like driving a car by...
Bill HolmesMay 93 minFinal Thoughts on COVID-19 – Risk Management Principles are the Key!“Business people need to understand the psychology of risk more than the mathematics of risk.” Paul Gibbons, The Science of Successful Or...
Bill HolmesMay 23 minCOVID–19 My Predictions Part 6–Rejection of Science“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.” Bertrand Russell “Science is the g...
Bill HolmesApr 243 minCOVID-19 My Predictions Part 5 – Skepticism about “Experts”“Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.” Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love “Philosoph...
Bill HolmesApr 162 minCOVID – 19 My Predictions Part 4 – The Fall of the Globalist“We're exploring the possibility of building a wall to stem the exodus." "Don't be ridiculous," Goddard said. "Only idiots build walls.” ...
Bill HolmesApr 93 minCOVID–19 My Predictions Part 3 – A Shift in Education“Since most American students cannot simply pay their full tuition out of pocket, financing a college education often takes the form of l...
Bill HolmesApr 33 minCOVID – 19 My Predictions Part 2 – Remote Medicine“My doctor gave me six months to live, but when I couldn't pay the bill he gave me six months more.” Walter Matthau “Technology now allow...
Bill HolmesMar 284 minCOVID 19 – My Predictions – Part 1–The Rise of the Remote Worker “Forcing everyone into the office every day is an organizational Single Point of Failure” Jason Fried, Office not Required “To successful...
Bill HolmesMar 253 minThe Importance of “framing” Part 10 – Getting it Wrong – COVID-19 – Part 2 “If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.” Hyman G. Rickover “How m...
Bill HolmesMar 193 minThe Importance of “framing”Part 9 – Getting it Right – COVID-19 – Part 1 (I Predicted the Future!) Proper framing would have helped many organizations be better prepared for COVID-19
