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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 9, 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 2, 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


The 16 Executive Lessons I Learned Bagging Groceries
I really enjoyed writing this series of posts, and I could have easily continued cataloging my experiences for several more months. ...
Bill Holmes
Oct 4, 20183 min read


Bagging Groceries Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Being an Executive Part 16
“Rooster today, feather duster tomorrow.” Russian proverb “The graveyards are full of indispensable men.” Uncredited Lesson 16. Look...
Bill Holmes
Sep 27, 20183 min read


Bagging Groceries Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Being an Executive Part 13
“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.” Harold S. Geneen “Leaders must be close enough to relate...
Bill Holmes
Sep 5, 20184 min read


Bagging Groceries Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Being an Executive Part 12
“Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life.” Napoleon Hill “You've got to give loyalty down, if you...
Bill Holmes
Aug 30, 20185 min read


Bagging Groceries Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Being an Executive Part 11
“Such can be the addiction of power. It can be an irrationally egoistic and absurdly frivolous passion that engulfs even sensible people....
Bill Holmes
Aug 23, 20184 min read


Bagging Groceries Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Being an Executive Part 10
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Michael Jordan It is not the spoon that bends, it is only...
Bill Holmes
Aug 16, 20184 min read


Bagging Groceries Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Being an Executive Part 9
“Plow horses are easy. Harness them, work them and feed them. Race horses by nature are high strung. They bite, kick and get hurt...
Bill Holmes
Aug 9, 20185 min read


Bagging Groceries Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Being an Executive Part 8
“Every line is the perfect length if you don't measure it.” Marty Rubin “Buffett found it 'extraordinary' that academics studied such...
Bill Holmes
Aug 1, 20184 min read


Bagging Groceries Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Being an Executive Part 5
“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .” C.S. Lewis,...
Bill Holmes
Jul 13, 20184 min read


Bagging Groceries Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Being an Executive Part 3
“If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.” John von Neumann...
Bill Holmes
Jun 25, 20185 min read


Bagging Groceries Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Being an Executive Part 2
“Work. Don't Think. Relax.” Ray Bradbury “Everybody needs a relaxation place to gather his strength now to give a better fight in...
Bill Holmes
Jun 18, 20184 min read


Let Go Of The Leash
"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from...
Bill Holmes
Feb 6, 20183 min read


What the Heck Are They Talking About??
“Done is better than perfect.” Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead “Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as...
Bill Holmes
Nov 16, 20174 min read


What Does Your Team See?
“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” Alexander the Great “The problem...
Bill Holmes
Oct 12, 20174 min read


What Do You Value??
“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.” Niccolo Machiavelli “Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is...
Bill Holmes
Sep 28, 20173 min read
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