#434 – CHUNKING WORK – GREG HUTCHINS PE CERM

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Chunking makes our brains more efficient. The more you can chunk something, the faster and easier you can process it. Wayne Gretzky had chunked hockey like no one before or since. Talented people have supremely chunked whatever they become talented at doing.
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#433 – DO YOU WANT TO BE A MANAGER THESE DAYS? – GREG HUTCHINS PE CERM

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As the unknown becomes known, a choice is to expect it, welcome it, embrace it, and make choices that create a new competitive advantage.
Chet Pipkin, Founder Belkin International

Fresh MBAs want to go into management thinking it’s the way to power, perks, and bucks. I don’t want to seem like a Cassandra, but …. There are lots of disruptions occurring in management. This is great if you’ve got the emotional maturity and the ‘right stuff’. Continue reading

#431 – PROJECT MANAGER = RISK MANAGER – GREG HUTCHINS PE CERM

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True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.
Winston Churchill – British Prime Minister

Do you agree with these assertions? In VUCA time, all work is risk work. By extension, all management is now risk management. And, all project management is risk management. Continue reading

#430 – CULTURE WARS – GREG HUTCHINS PE CERM

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Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.
Stephen Covey – Writer

Culture and guiding principles are important to VUCANs who work at LinkedIn, Apple, Google, and Nike because they communicate pride and enthusiasm with memorable tag lines. For example, Linkedin’s vision statement is to ‘Create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce’. Mission statements convey to employees their companies’ caring and excellence. Continue reading