by Dwayne Phillips Sometimes we simply try too hard when applying what we already know in small doses suffices. It happened again the other day at work… I needed to know something that I didn’t know. I rushed about frantically screaming to the moon, which is hard to do in the middle of a sunny […]
Entries from October 2017
Don’t Try Too Hard
October 30th, 2017 · No Comments
Tags: Adults · Breathe · Group · Health · Thinking
Thank You Fake News and Social Media, We Needed a New Excuse
October 26th, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Why disdain fake news and social media? Let’s embrace it for what it gives us—a new excuse. I recently learned that fake news on social media controls the world. All money flows in a direction it flows because it is directed by fake news. All elections are won by fake news purveyors. […]
Tags: Communication · Excuses
The Play (Project) Isn’t Over
October 23rd, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips The most important decision about a project may be when we say, “It is over.” Watching college (semi- or mostly-professional) football this weekend. Several times today I see a 19 to 21-year old score a touchdown and in great glee make enough of the wrong motions to be flagged for excessive celebration […]
Tags: Clarity · Decide · Management
Change and the Doorway
October 19th, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips The arrival and departure of persons has a major influence on who we are and what we do. Every person who walks in the door changes the organization. The same is true for every person who walks out the door—they change the organization. Every entering and departing person changes who we are […]
Say it Aloud First (in a safe place)
October 16th, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Advice on preparing to bring a concept to others. I have a great idea! I have a informed observation! I have something that others should hear or read! It’s obviously worthwhile. What should I do first? Say it aloud (in a safe place). There is something about saying the words aloud that […]
Tags: Communication · Ideas · Learning
Outsiders and Risk on Projects
October 12th, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips We review A fundamental of project planning, execution, and incurring risk. Risk is the answer to the question, “What could possibly go wrong?” The answer is, “Many things could go wrong.” Some of the possible wrong, however, is avoidable. We can prepare better and ensure we do better. The key word in […]
Tags: Management · Risk
Wiring America, Again, and Again
October 9th, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Once again, we march into the future doing the same thing we did in the past. And it isn’t a bad thing to repeat. There was a time when a President and Vice President of America were doing a photo opportunity “wiring” a school. They were pulling Ethernet cables through conduit so […]
Tags: America · Technology · Uncategorized
Replace the Weak Link
October 5th, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips What do you do with a person who isn’t doing their job, but seems to do other things? Fire him. He admits he doesn’t know how to do all the things you want him to do. He admits that he just doesn’t learn fast and will take along time to do the […]
Tags: Management
Formative Years, Reformative Years
October 2nd, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Most of us have been through our formative years. How about doing it again? The formative years are… we walk in new we soak in things we are growing without realizing it This may be high school, may be college, may be our first job, may be our first professional job. We […]