Jim Collins on the Writing Process

My favourite business books include Jim Collin’s “Good to Great“.  It is easy to read, simple but clear about the hard decisions that differentiate the great companies from the mediocre.  His new book, “Great by Choice” is out now.  Jim Collins is renowned as someone who has intense discipline in his life.  I loved when … Read more

Procrastination, a definition

3 criteria for a behavior to be classified as procrastination: counterproductive, needless, and delaying. Pro = forward Crastinus = of tomorrow By the way…  blogging a definition of procrastination is clearly an act of procrastination.  This week has been highly unproductive for me. I hope you have a great weekend. Maybe a past post on … Read more

How not to waste a life. The real responsibility of parents and schools.

This week we decided where my daughter will go to school – potentially for the next 15 years. I have spent a lot of time thinking about what criteria are important in selecting a school and this blog is a summary of 3-4 months of that reflection. To Prepare One for Living How do you … Read more