I had the chance to talk to Jon at Human Capital Innovations. It was an enjoyable chat and I hope to talk more with him in the future. If you want to see how it went, you can listen here. https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/podcast/episode/1b42efd9/s25e30-what-the-next-generation-of-leaders-need-to-succeed-with-trent-gander
Read more "Human Capital Innovations Podcast"Recently I had to attend a convention. It was a mixed bag of results. I got a break from my normal routine and recharged myself. I also got to network with people in different industries and attended various group activities. One such activity really “Harshed my mellow” during the event. It was a series of […]
Read more "The Cost of Naivete: Not Knowing the Game"The pantheons found in history are numerous and the gods within them so varied yet so alike you can have whatever flavor of devotion you want. The adherents of these differing religions have vied for supremacy and have competed with each other for almost as long as they have existed. But today a new challenger […]
Read more "Battle of the Gods"In the first post we talked about how the individuals who do the general purpose jobs and aren’t as specialized are necessary to any endeavor. But today we’re going to go into a specialization: Information Gatherers. The examples we’ll use today will mostly come from examples within Rainbow 6 Siege and Rising Storm 2: Vietnam. […]
Read more "Knowing Your Role 2: Information and Research"Survival has been on the minds of many people lately. Much more than usual. Many are rightfully concerned about their safety, health, and the future that awaits them. The problem is survival isn’t a short term endeavor. And many factors are needed to ensure that it happens. Long term planning seems to be a dying […]
Read more "The Cost of Survival: An Idea of Consequence"Integrity or the honesty and continued behavior of an individual or business is an extremely important aspect of business. This particularly true for small businesses and freelancers. So today we’re going to be looking at an example of a lack of integrity. Today’s example comes from the M.U.T.E. Protocol event in Rainbow 6: Siege. The […]
Read more "A Matter of Integrity."Today we’re going to be starting a series on the concept of our roles in life. And we’re going to be using three different systems as examples for our various roles. Those systems being Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, Rainbow 6 Siege, and Dungeons & Dragons. We generally think of our calling in life as being […]
Read more "Personal Management: Know Your Role 1."Today we’re going to be looking at the concepts of information and the importance it plays. Specifically how information we might think is worthless is actually quite useful. When people think of spies they think of James Bond, the CIA, and maybe Jason Bourne. The romanticized nature of spying attracts our flights of fancy leading […]
Read more "Information Management: Spy vs Spy"The exchange of information is necessary for any partnership or team to work. No matter how small or temporary. Sometimes victory hangs on the one bit of information you decided wasn’t important. So today we’re going to be looking at communication. The professional variety versus the unprofessional variety. Our examples today will be from two […]
Read more "Reactions to Communication: Professional vs Amateur"Times are hard right now. There’s no escaping the dark shadow cast by Covid-19. And the longer it goes on the more frustrating and dangerous the situations become. Not necessarily from the sources we’re told to expect them from but from secondary problems created by the first. So today I’m going to go on a […]
Read more "Personal Management: Anger and Irritation."
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