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Corporate Culture and False Assumptions
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. ~Henry Ford One of my greatest insights about culture change came early in my career from an assignment with AVCO Everett Research Labs. Basically this was a defence technology … Continue reading
A Life Lesson . . . in Leadership
Walter Brennan, three-time Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor, stared in a 32 episode TV series, The Tycoon, between 1964-1965. The very first episode was entitled “Horatio Alger Again”, and I remember watching it with amazement, because that one episode … Continue reading
The Courage to Admit Mistakes . . . Real Leadership
We must be big enough to admit mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. ~John C. Maxwell One of the hardest things in life to do is admit a mistake. We get personally embarrassed and … Continue reading
Wrong! 8 Common Assumptions about Culture Change
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. ~Henry Ford One of my greatest insights about culture change came early in my career from an assignment with AVCO Everett Research Labs. Basically this was a defence … Continue reading
Open Your Eyes . . . Create a New Reality
Question: Is the storm approaching or receding? Our eyes are wonderful things, perfectly adapted for the human species to be able to see across a broad and wide landscape, and yet in the next instant focus on a small task … Continue reading
Posted in consulting, corporate culture, Human Psychology, John R Childress, leadership, Life Skills, Organization Behavior, Personal Development, Psychology, Self-improvement
Tagged As a Man Thinketh, global economic recession, Global Economy, henry ford, James Allen, optic chiasma, perception, selective perception, storm clouds, Thomas D. Willhite, visual cortex
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The Model T, Modern Cars and Strategy Execution
The Model T Ford revolutionized transportation for the common man, making the automobile, and freedom of movement, available to everyone. One of the key points of the Model T was its simplicity. It was built for one purpose only, to … Continue reading
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Tagged digital automobiles, Enterprise metrics, Fastbreak, Ford Motor Company, henry ford, information, Internet, john r childress, Model T, open communication, strategy execution, Strategy on a Page
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