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Goal Setting Is A Continuous Thing
There are not many things you will care about that you can achieve by default. Therefore, the necessity of goal setting. Strategic goals are usually for a long time. Their definition relies on your standards, ethics, preferences and resources. The path to them and… Continue Reading “Goal Setting Is A Continuous Thing”
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Happy Father’s Day
Most of this article is a reprint from last year. I had two requests for reprints, the record by the way, and being busy, I thought it might be worth another look. It does not take a lot to encourage me. There are three… Continue Reading “Happy Father’s Day”
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Avoid Licking Frozen Metal Things
The purpose of learning is to make our lives easier. When a mistake has been made, learn from it and avoid it in future. That seems easy enough. But, how to learn? What to learn? And, when to learn it? What to learn is… Continue Reading “Avoid Licking Frozen Metal Things”
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Growing Competent People
Would you like to train strong sales people? Strong advisers of any kind I suppose. Could even be professionals. Assuming you have a reasonable selection process, there are only a few things you need to reinforce. You cannot be a specialist in everything. Pick… Continue Reading “Growing Competent People”
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A Conclusion So Bad It Is Not Even Wrong
If you give someone an exam, especially a standard exam, that requires that the student repeat the right answers, then, based on the results, you will decide that today’s students are inept compared to their predecessors. While that is a possibility, it is more… Continue Reading “A Conclusion So Bad It Is Not Even Wrong”
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I’ll Flip You For It
In 1980 one of my neighbors was a senior vice-president at Dominion Securities. He told me a story about how some people understand neither the stock market nor what stock brokers do. On a Monday morning a young woman appears in his downtown Toronto… Continue Reading “I’ll Flip You For It”
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Learning Is Better. (Sometimes)
You can acquire new information and skills in one of two ways. You can be taught or you can learn. Learning is active, being taught is passive. Which is better? Not an easy question and the answer, regardless of your choice, will not apply… Continue Reading “Learning Is Better. (Sometimes)”
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Action or Activity
Any hockey coach will tell you that successful hockey is about tendencies and unforeseeable events. The method of achieving success is to try to create positive situations and to be prepared for a mistake by the opponent while avoiding careless mistakes yourself. You do… Continue Reading “Action or Activity”
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What The Heck Do We Mean By Education
“Learning is not compulsory, but then, neither is survival.” W. Edwards Deming You will notice that Dr. Deming did not mention “being taught” at all. People must recognize the difference between being taught and learning. You can teach some things. These are usually fact… Continue Reading “What The Heck Do We Mean By Education”
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Some Thoughts On Mistakes
Many years ago, I had a client who lost almost his entire business equity in a deal that went sour. His reaction was, “It’s probably a good thing. If it had worked, I would have done it much bigger next year and that would… Continue Reading “Some Thoughts On Mistakes”
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