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COVID–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...
Bill Holmes
May 2, 20203 min read


COVID-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...
Bill Holmes
Apr 24, 20203 min read


COVID – 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 Holmes
Apr 16, 20202 min read


COVID–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...
Bill Holmes
Apr 9, 20203 min read


COVID – 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...
Bill Holmes
Apr 3, 20203 min read


COVID 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...
Bill Holmes
Mar 28, 20204 min read


The 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...
Bill Holmes
Mar 25, 20203 min read


The 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
Bill Holmes
Mar 19, 20203 min read


The Importance of “framing”Part 8 – Getting it Right – Paying for College!
Proper framing of issues is a huge predictor of success! Even in your strategy to pay for college...
Bill Holmes
Mar 13, 20203 min read


The Importance of “framing” Part 5 – Getting it Wrong – The Challenger
“After the Challenger accident, NASA put in a lot of time to improve the safety of the space shuttle to fix the things that had gone...
Bill Holmes
Feb 21, 20203 min read


The Importance of “framing” Part 4 – Getting it Wrong – Titanic
The Titanic sank because those in charge looked at the voyage through the wrong frame!
Bill Holmes
Feb 14, 20203 min read


The importance of “framing” Part 2 - How good is your frame?
Many mistakes are made because of a bad frame!
Bill Holmes
Jan 28, 20203 min read


The importance of proper “framing” Part 1- What is framing?
The proper framing of an issue is more important than the facts!
Bill Holmes
Jan 21, 20203 min read


You don’t know what “good” looks like until you see it! Part 2
You don't know what “good” looks like until you have seen it. This applies to almost every field!
Bill Holmes
Jan 13, 20203 min read


The value of loyalty
Why is it that people working in so many organizations view their senior leadership as clueless at best and evil at worst?
Bill Holmes
Dec 24, 20193 min read


Performance is increased like diamonds are made!
Performance appraisals are hard! Why is that?
Bill Holmes
Dec 18, 20193 min read


Friction changes things
“Friction changes everything” Scott Adams periscope broadcast “It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the...
Bill Holmes
Dec 10, 20192 min read


Some thoughts about Ego
"Not everything is about you," Clary said furiously. "Possibly," Jace said, "but you do have to admit that the majority of things are.”...
Bill Holmes
Dec 3, 20193 min read


The Project Management Plan is the ultimate delegation tool!
“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon...
Bill Holmes
Nov 24, 20192 min read


Delegation Makes It Easy!
“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.”...
Bill Holmes
Nov 14, 20192 min read
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