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This week, I saw a TED Talk titled “Good” and “Bad” are incomplete stories we tell ourselves by Heather Lanier. She starts off with a parable that has made me reflect on my past events and has me thinking about how I will see future events. The transcript of her telling the parable is below. Don’t forget, if […]

To be mostly aligned

A number of years ago, I was asked to present the topic of Digital to a senior executive committee. The guidance I was given was that I had 15 minutes, that was it. Digital is a very broad topic as one can talk about many of its subtopics for hours. I could have used my […]

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Have you ever been afraid to do something you had never done before? During these times, I had more questions that had answers telling my why I could not or should not do it. I was having a conversation with someone this week who wanted to start a business, but they had no experience with […]

Need a smile?

It is hard to describe this new News Network by actor John Krasinski. Warning – only watch if you are in the mood for a smile, a laugh or a cry. Here is the introductory episode – Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 1 This one is for the Hamilton fans https://thought-for-the-week.com

‘God bless them, God bless them, God bless them’ …

This is what Andrew Cuomo, the Governor of NY State, said at a press conference three weeks ago when asked about healthcare workers and the situation they will be entering as the COVID-19 virus progressed in New York. The picture is a representation of the iconic ‘Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima’ photograph, which shows […]

Getting in sync

I love the Abbott and Costello comedy skit – Who’s on First. If you have not seen it, then you must stop what you are doing and watch it. If you have seen it already, then it never gets old. (For those that are not familiar with the sport of baseball, think of baseball like […]

Levels of Communication

First of all, I hope everyone who reads this finds themselves, their families, friends and work colleagues safe, healthy and well. There are so many topics and themes to talk about these days and I find it challenging to determine which topic is best to write about this week, as I have had many interactions […]

The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, the second best time to plant a tree is today

First of all, I hope you, your families, friends and colleagues are healthy and doing as well as possible. At the risk of getting overloaded with yet another Coronavirus article, here is a Harvard Business School article – ‘How Chinese Companies Have Responded to Coronavirus’. https://hbr.org/2020/03/how-chinese-companies-have-responded-to-coronavirus?cid=HBR_Coronavirus_Business_Leaders_03122020 The article highlights 12 business lessons on how Chinese […]

‘I have a dream, not I have a plan’

What inspired me this week – The Why? This week I spent some time doing some work with one of my mentors. I am constantly impressed by how hard he works, how he is constantly learning and how he sees things that I just do not see. But the most impressive trait that inspires me […]

We all have drunk from the wells other have built

I recently read a piece of research titled, ‘Historical Roots of Agile Methods: Where did “Agile Thinking” come from?’, by Noura Abbas, Andrew M Gravell and Gary B Willis – University of Southampton (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/39996418_Historical_Roots_of_Agile_Methods_Where_Did_Agile_Thinking_Come_From) For anyone interested in agile thinking and methods, and especially for anyone who is not familiar with this thinking, I highly […]