What if the data and information used to make important decisions are incomplete, inaccurate, misunderstood or just plain wrong? Not identifying all relevant data and information attributes could affect not only individuals dealing with personal risk, but also businesses coping with risks to the quality of strategic planning and sustainability.
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For some, the post-coronavirus “new normal” is a frightening concept that rattles their status quo, while others are taking this moment to seize new opportunities afforded to us by a global disruption, as COVID-19 has proven to be. The fact of the matter is that aforementioned opportunity is available to all of us, whether our “new normal” is unbearably difficult or extremely simple. Continue reading
Since time immemorial, people who have been fortunate enough to live a long life, have suffered toward the end of that span. They gradually lose the memories that they could quickly and easily call up when they were younger. Names, facts, and places become progressively harder to access and bring into conscious awareness. It has been widely accepted that this is just the natural order of things. People are born, grow to maturity, reach the height of their powers in adulthood, and then decline into old age and death. Nothing new here. It has always been this way. But just because it has always been this way does not mean that it must necessarily be this way. Continue reading
These days, you can find a slurry of memes and motivational graphics on social media alluding to the concept that you must always beat out your competition in business. But contrary to popular belief, competing with other businesses is actually quite counterproductive, especially in the post-pandemic “new normal” we face – something we never expected to be facing as we entered this new decade. Continue reading
This piece is with Henry J. Lindborg, Ph. D.
Dr. Lindborg has degrees from Fordham University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He has extensive experience in all areas of higher education. Positions include senior vice president, academic vice president, dean of faculty and Executive Director of the Internal Values Institute. He has consulted for Fortune Five Hundred corporations, an Indian Nation, utilities, publishers, manufacturers, and health care providers. He is a founder of ASQ’s Education Division and past member of its Education and Training Board. Continue reading