Bill Holmes
Using 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...
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Bill Holmes
- Jul 8, 2020
- 3 min
Persuasion 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....
Bill Holmes
- Jun 30, 2020
- 4 min
My 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 Holmes
- Jun 17, 2020
- 4 min
Coring 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....
Bill Holmes
- Jun 12, 2020
- 2 min
My 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...
Bill Holmes
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
What 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...
Bill Holmes
- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
Mankind’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 Holmes
- May 9, 2020
- 3 min
Final 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...
Bill Holmes
- May 2, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Apr 24, 2020
- 3 min
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 16, 2020
- 2 min
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 9, 2020
- 3 min
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 3, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Mar 28, 2020
- 4 min
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 25, 2020
- 3 min
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 19, 2020
- 3 min
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 13, 2020
- 3 min
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 5, 2020
- 2 min
The Importance of “framing” Part 7 – Getting it Right – Going to University!
Getting any issue framed properly is crucial! Today we look at properly framing for a college decision.
Bill Holmes
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
The Importance of “framing” Part 6 – Getting it Wrong – Chernobyl
Bad systems lead to bad outcomes
Bill Holmes
- Feb 21, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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