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“Let your silence be thy discontent”
Talent Management The quote is attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Franklin is considered by many a Renaissance man, a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas. In less formal terms, a polymath (or polymathic person) may simply be someone who is very knowledgeable. Most ancient scientists were polymaths by today’s standards. Many [Continue Reading]
Adaptive Goals, Business Intelligence and Performance Management.
Adaptive goals are a critical technique in early childhood curriculum. Goals and objectives from key adaptive skills categories are usually set by educators to address a special needs preschooler’s known strengths and weaknesses as part of an individualized education plan designed to improve the child’s chances for academic and personal success. Family businesses, privately held [Continue Reading]
Mad Men in a Modern Family World
“If fidelity to freedom and democracy is the code of our civic religion then surely the code to our humanity is faithful service to that unwritten commandment that sate we shall give our children better that we ourselves received.” Mad Men is an American period drama television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. Mad [Continue Reading]
We Win 10% of all our Quotes
(video)Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers. Simon Sinek, asks, Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command [Continue Reading]
You can never plan the future by the past
Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party. He is mainly remembered for his support of the cause of the American Revolutionaries, and for his later opposition [Continue Reading]
Privately Held Little Ponds
It was that not so typical December morning, the overnight mist had glazed the bricks on Saginaw Street and coffee at The Good Beans Cafe was as smooth and shiny as it’s antique bar. The conversation centered on a paradox and a study recently published in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. The study looks at [Continue Reading]
New Beginnings
“For I know the plans I have for you declare the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you; plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29.11 It was January 1, 2013 and many resolutions were as fresh as the cool crisp air. The sky was grey, but the gang [Continue Reading]