Job seekers of all levels are constantly confused about where to look online for the next new opportunity. It’s important or you’ll find yourself spending hours in front of the blue glowing screen with little return on your investment of time.
Here are some interesting statistics for Indeed.com that I just learned from a training class. Statistics came from Indeed after careful market research. Continue reading
While quality professionals and quality gurus keep trumpeting Innovation & Creativity, they still don’t leave their ivory tower of “rules”.
Six Sigma is an example, though excellent it might be: we live under ISO, Gemba, Muda, Kaizen, Kanban, 5S, 8D, Go-Lean, and so on ruling. It’s a fact.
William Shakespeare said “Expectation is the root of all heartache”
As Westerners, this tends to be our downfall: expectation.
When unchecked, this becomes our Achilles heel, the thing that drives us nuts and ultimately bitter. Yet we do it. Again and again. We expect our children to behave in a certain way – towards us. We expect our spouses to listen and support us, at all times. We expect our boss to give us the raise, the praise the whatever. We wait. Expectations looming in the dark. Wants go unfulfilled. Disappointment festers. Yet here we are. Continue reading
We are obsessed by the ‘new’, but what’s really new? I think that in many cases, we are repeating history and not getting the ‘lessons learned.’
Let’s look at a few design examples. After 1973 Lyall Watson’s Super Nature book, a multinational food company now packs its frozen peas in pyramid-like plastic packages. Continue reading
I’ve noticed that more and more people want – or need – to collide, rather than interact or cooperate. It’s happening with most organizations as well.
And the trend line is not optimistic. We’re seeing ever more collisions and fewer interactions. Not good! Continue reading