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
“Movement”. Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary defines it as “an organized effort to promote or attain an end“. And that’s exactly what we’ve done at Vets2PM, start a movement to realign perceptions of veterans reintegrated into the civilian workforce, the “CIVDIV”, to shatter myths and stereotypes that keep veterans from being fully included equally in
If you’re like most military veterans that have sat in that first interview during your transition into the civilian workforce, or you’re like most hiring managers I meet across the US that have read a newly minted resume from a military member or veteran, you feel like Charlie Brown in this post’s picture right! The other
Doug, a tug, and its crew and cargo sailed past the Fish Lips restaurant in Cape Canaveral, Florida yesterday, right before I went on stage to present the Florida Association of Veteran-Owned Businesses, Inc. (FAVOB)’s State of the Mission Keynote about how local Florida businesses can Use First Principles Thinking to Solve Our Hiring Heroes
My Context:Leadership Grid. It’s the grid you see depicted as this post’s image, and it’s one of the fundamental concepts I discuss when I address professional and industry audiences on the topic of Using First Principles Thinking to Solve Our Hiring Heroes Problem in the US (https://www.innovativepolicysolutions.org/articles/using-first-principles-thinking-to-solve-our-hiring-heroes-problem-in-the-united-states). And for context, I specifically talk about the
That’s because his statement “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by our nation”, and we see a decline in the already small numbers of US citizens that
Vets2PM, LLC closed out its eighth year helping military veterans land meaningful, lucrative post-Service careers strong! We’ve helped over twelve thousand of them do just that in 1,167 companies across Corporate America, and they’re all earning $85K+ a year to start, which is creating just north of $1B of economic activity in their households and
“Smile!”. As a young inside sales representative, that’s what I heard from my supervisors and owners constantly. And later as a call center supervisor, I promoted the same advice. And now too? As a speaker, executive, and business development guy for my companies, I smile. A lot. And it’s not some flimsy, fake
Everyone that holds a project management credential from the US-based Project Management Institute must earn Professional Development Units, i.e., “PDUs”, to maintain those certifications. You do not want to take these professional exams twice! PDUs are self-reported through one’s account at www.pmi.org, and PMI awards 1 PDU for every 1 hour spent doing, learning