Bill Holmes
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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Bill Holmes
- Feb 14, 2020
- 3 min
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 6, 2020
- 2 min
The importance of “framing” Part 3 – Getting it Wrong – Blockbuster
"Neither RedBox nor Netflix are even on the radar screen in terms of competition. It's more Wal-Mart and Apple." Blockbuster CEO Jim...
Bill Holmes
- Jan 28, 2020
- 3 min
The importance of “framing” Part 2 - How good is your frame?
Many mistakes are made because of a bad frame!
Bill Holmes
- Jan 21, 2020
- 3 min
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 13, 2020
- 3 min
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 5, 2020
- 3 min
You don’t know what “good” looks like until you see it! Part 1
Providing honest feedback is a crucial habit to pick up as a manager.
Bill Holmes
- Dec 28, 2019
- 3 min
The defect that is now a feature
We all accept "defects" in our personal and private lives!
Bill Holmes
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
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 18, 2019
- 3 min
Performance is increased like diamonds are made!
Performance appraisals are hard! Why is that?
Bill Holmes
- Dec 10, 2019
- 2 min
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 3, 2019
- 3 min
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
- Nov 24, 2019
- 2 min
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 14, 2019
- 2 min
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 8, 2019
- 2 min
Why rules trump good technique (but they should not!)
“6 Enhance your location.” President Donald Trump “The most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent's head and...
Bill Holmes
- Oct 31, 2019
- 3 min
Why is everything so complicated??
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius “Any darn fool can make something complex; it takes a genius...
Bill Holmes
- Oct 24, 2019
- 3 min
Rules, Rules, Rules
“Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.” Douglas MacArthur “In individuals, insanity is rare;...
Bill Holmes
- Oct 14, 2019
- 2 min
Who are your “experts”?
“There is nothing so stupid as an educated man, if you get him off the thing he was educated in.” Will Rogers “No man can be a pure...
Bill Holmes
- Oct 8, 2019
- 3 min
Can you apply traditional risk analysis techniques to your personal life?
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.” John A. Shedd “Never was anything great achieved without danger.” Niccolo...
Bill Holmes
- Sep 25, 2019
- 2 min
People want structure, not micromanagement!
“It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people and they tell us what to do.” Steve...
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