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An airline pilot

January 22nd, 2012 · No Comments

Training program for airline pilots is long, rigorous, has many levels and requires passing many exams and practical demonstrations. Aside from supervised and unsupervised practice in simulators and on smaller aircraft in differing conditions. Airplane also has a consistent set of controls and feedback mechanisms. Surely, piloting a large business is no less complicated, than [...]

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Tags: 1. Entrepreneurial Management · Education

Crucial Converations

December 14th, 2011 · No Comments

Over the last few weeks, I have been studying up on Crucial Conversations. It is great content. If you, per chance, have not read the book, do. It is absolutely a great read. As I read it, a desire for crucial conversation with the rest of the world arose: why are we not teaching this [...]

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Tags: About me · Education

Not just a bursted bubble, a more fundamental shift

November 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

There is something brewing that is even more drastic than economic crisis of  1907 or 1913. A period of transition to a information economy that will cause more radical economic, political and cultural change than the change that transpired in the period from 1890 to 1950.  Most important of these changes has to be a [...]

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Tags: Economics

Theories as facts

October 26th, 2011 · No Comments

The statement that we should be skeptical toward facts since most people view scientific theories as facts and theories are often later proven inaccurate, combines in it a few imperfect assuptions to arrive at an innacurate conclusion. First, just because many or most people do something, it does not make it right. Second, when a [...]

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Tags: Education

High expectations

October 12th, 2011 · No Comments

High expectations of others impact behavior, though not always translating to high performance and respect. There are a number of variables to consider that can influence the response. Different people may be motivated differently: some people are motivated by external expectations, while others are only motivated by their own expectations; for some people, the plank [...]

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Tags: Education