Unlike other sports, in the game of golf, the ball is stationary, and sitting on the ground. When you swing the golf club at it, the club’s arc bottoms out on the ground. Therefore, you should pick a spot on the ground you want the club to brush, and the ball will be
In my recent article Using First Principles Thinking to Solve Our Hiring Heroes Problem appearing in the Factory for Innovative Policy Solutions online publication First Principles Thinking Review, I discuss the STAR method of interviewing promoted by SHRM, and why it is with military veterans.[1] “SHRM suggests using situational or behavioral interview techniques that use
At the risk of oversimplifying, here is the hiring process illustrated. It’s from the perspective of the folks in an organization in Corporate America looking for a candidate to hire, the functional manager and their HR partner. And it’s for the veteran hiring candidate’s benefit to understand its phase gates, i.e., “stations”, so
I’ve always felt “unlucky”. I can’t grab stuffed items in claw machines, I don’t win lotteries or Bingo, and I’ve lost hard wrestling and golf matches. That’s how I felt until a mentor once told me that “luck” is nothing more than extremely hard preparation meeting the right opportunity at the right time.
Everyone loves it! And for good reason. We like to make sound decisions. And proof helps us do that empirically. We can be confident in our conclusions and the decisions we make based on them. You can use proof pudding to help you start a new career or advance the one you already
“Loyalty”. It came up the other day in a collaboration session I was having with my friend and USA veteran, senior HR official, and veteran reintegration researcher James Crook, DBA, PHR. Specifically, Jimmy and I were discussing the major myths many in Corporate America have about military veterans. Myths like we all only know how
The complex challenge of reintegrating our military veterans, i.e., “heroes”, defined as “people admired for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities”, back into the civilian workforce has persisted since Caesar Augustus in 13 BC! Therefore, it’s time to solve this problem, and First Principles Thinking is a time-tested problem-solving technique used by brilliant minds such
It hangs in the lobby, or in an Executive conference room, and maybe makes it into an All Hands meeting once in a while. Regardless, they can often be anemic at best or hollow at worst. But a well-crafted mission statement can infuse your organization with meaning, with purpose, with energy! I know
Ockham’s razor. If you’re like most people I meet in audiences across the US, many of you have heard of it. It, like all other philosophical razors, is a mental shortcut we use to reduce complexity around decisions and issues. Ockham’s razor, sometimes spelled “Occam”, was invented by monk and theologian William of Ockham
That’s the phrase that I close with in my email signature block and that I autograph books with at book signings. It encapsulates everything I do as a professional; help military veterans achieve meaningful, lucrative post-military service careers. And although, as a military veteran, I primarily speak to and help military veterans, I
