Category: Philosophy
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The One-Hour Employee
Imagine you’re a manager. You’re hiring. You have an intriguing candidate. Let’s call this candidate Barry. In one hour, Barry […]
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Flyover Software
I live in Iowa,1 a mostly-rectangular state in approximately the middle of the United States.2 I grew up in Wisconsin, […]
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The Unreliable Narrator as Manager
In literature, the unreliable narrator can be a delightful way to introduce suspense or tension. An unreliable narrator tells lies […]
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Teamwork Stone Soup
Stone Soup is an old folktale. I remember hearing the story well before I was in school. And I remember […]
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Flushing Away Time – A Toilet Story!
Once upon a time, my family decided our powder room1 needed some improvements. When we bought the house, we’d noticed […]
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Facilitation and Participation
I don’t have answers in this post. Or probably many words. I do have an observation. It’s difficult to be […]
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Putting on the Hat
If you’ve been in the business world for any length of time, you’ve probably heard someone talking about “putting on […]
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Overloaded systems and how maintenance fails interestingly
I’m married and have three kids in the elementary and middle school age ranges. They’re doing things that normal kids […]
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Outcomes for Employees
This started as a blog post for the HI Digital Solutions blog, and never got posted for some reason. I’m […]
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Processes and Outcomes
I wrote a blog post for the H.I. Digital Solutions blog! It’s all about Processes and Outcomes, in case you […]