The art of debate has devolved. No longer is it used as a tool of discovery, understanding, reconciliation, and progress. Today, it is a tool used to beat one another into submission – with the wholesale surrender of the beliefs and values held by one party over the other being the goal. What’s worse, the…
DetailsSeptember 2019 Monthly Musing I have recently come across several missives that place various management methodologies on an unassailable pedestal – elevated to near religious standing complete with dogma that is seemingly beyond question or challenge. This is a mistake – with the risks being the loss of credibility to those who hold such strong…
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Topic: Business Owners get the leftovers and – unrelated – how it sucks to get old and looking for a job. The issue has been settled. The Outliers Inn will no longer take reservations, but rely solely on walk-ins. From this day forth, we will rely on the eccentricity of our audience and their eclectic interests,…
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In this episode, I welcome Michael Rabbitt, Head of Business Transformation, Argonne National Laboratory, a world-class research laboratory. Having a BA in Operations Management and Information Systems and earning his MBA in Human Resource Management, Michael will share his journey; how his interests evolved over time, the experiences he gained in change management, and his…
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Welcome to Episode 30 of The Outliers Inn – Another Open Mic Night Another “Open Mic Night” at The Outliers Inn. Listen in on Antlerboy and JP as they discuss the Women’s World Cup; Renowned Transdisciplinary Behavioural Strategist, Organisational Misbehaviourist, and Ironist, Richard Claydon; and data privacy in the context of cyber security. We start with the discussion of soccer…
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I would find it hard to believe that any successful person achieved that success without having at least one mentor along their journey – someone who was instrumental and influential in the life journey of the person being mentored (the mentee). But what is mentorship? Mentorship is a semi-formal relationship between someone who has wisdom…
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