by Dwayne Phillips Solutions to problems don’t always work. A person can change the world by being available to another no matter the outcome. The situation is fairly common. One person comes to another with a situation that requires some assistance. The second person provides instruction for the situation. The first person is about to […]
Change the World – 0.07 – If That Doesn’t Work…
July 7th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: Change · Problems · Time
In-Person Tutor for On-Line Courses
January 31st, 2011 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Have some spare time? How about tutoring people using online course materials posted by universities? Here is a new opportunity for people with knowledge to connect with people seeking knowledge. MIT and others have put many of their courses online. MIT has recently added a set of courses that are tailored for […]
Tags: Learning · Time · Volunteer
Don’t Teach – Model
November 4th, 2010 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Don’t just encourage someone to do something – teach them how. Modeling the behavior yourself is probably the best method of teaching. Sometimes it takes me a while to remember things I have learned. Someone comes along, does something, and it all hits me: What are they doing? Don’t they know…? I […]
Tags: Change · Culture · Learning · Time
A Lot of Work
September 27th, 2010 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips A list of activities that are a lot of work. On a recent visit with family in Louisiana, a group of us discussed: decorating cakes for weddings sewing and making clothes cooking for 50 people and a few more things like these The consensus was these are a lot of work. To […]
Tags: Family · Process · Time · Work · Writing
Predicting the Future
December 17th, 2009 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips People don’t predict the future well. A problems is that we attempt to predict the future often. Failing to predict the future can bring labels like “liar” and “moron.” Take care when you are about to predict the future. People often predict the future. Let’s change that a little: people often attempt […]
Tags: Estimation · Time
Staying on Task
August 13th, 2009 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips We spend too much time avoiding some tasks. They are not interesting, praiseworthy, or worthy of note. We simply cannot stay on task. I recommend changing tasks – at least temporarily. There are many benefits to changing tasks. Some benefits apply to the original task. All the benefits apply to me. I […]
Tags: Change · Health · Learning · Time
Time in Markets (and other places, too)
July 20th, 2009 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips It is easy to draw incorrect conclusions on cause and affect in organizations. One of the major reasons for these bad conclusions is time. Good organizations will succeed and bad ones will fail in time. I have yet to find a way to predict how much time that is. Google is in […]