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First Principles thinking whittles down any problem, any challenge, any theory, into basic truths that can be applied universally. Not...

I’m just going to start at my sticking point for this week’s post. Inevitably, when putting together the outlines for these posts,...

What better week to talk about workplace productivity! We have wall-to-wall basketball games with the NCAA Basketball tournaments going...

People’s attention spans are shortening, they said. People watch so much content on their phones, they said. People are hungry for...

Let’s talk a little bit about Grand Unifying Theories. Grand Unifying Theories, if you’ve never heard of them, attempt to explain...

I’m not saying I’d want to come face to face with any large predator on the African savannah, but if there’s a group of animals any...

Whatever your opinion of modern schooling, at the beginning of the 1900’s, schools were, let’s just say, for the more privileged class....

There was this medical researcher a few years ago studying the outcomes of surgeries and how well patients recover after a major...

So I show up for my post-graduate internship at a prestigious sports academy and I’m feeling great! This place was for the best of the...

This is Part 2 of a three part mini-series on KSA's, or Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. Read Part 1 here. How do I start today? How do...

It’s post WWII America, and you’re a hiring manager in the US federal government. Super exciting work. You’re hiring a ton of new people...

Train the Trainer There’s this teaching model in the world of L&D called train the trainer, or T3. It is exactly what it sounds like:...

Let’s say I signed you up for a pie eating contest that was to take place at the county fair in 10 days. You’ve never been in a pie...

Knowledge transfer is the foundation of human progress and advancement, both at a society and personal level. That’s it, that’s the...

I am writing this with my eyes closed. Why you might ask? I mean I hope you are asking that question. At least I hope you want to know...