I am also going to group this course into one post instead of a post breaking down each individual week. As a capstone course, the main focus here was to summarize the previous core MBA classes I took. Compared to the previous MBA Comprehensive review, this one had a little more value to it. The …
We attended our first country concert of the year at Paul Brown Stadium where we saw Chris Stapleton. We had a nice evening together. First, we ate dinner at Wabi Sabi, which is a sushi restaurant. We then started walking over the bridge and flagged down one of the bicycle riskshaw drivers. I did not …
“If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another.” A quote from Admiral William H. McRaven’s Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your …
Most people who do not play chess do not realize that it is a game made up of smaller games – three to be exact. Each are distinct and have their own strategies to be successful, which chess players call “gaining the initiative.” The first game, the opener, is about deploying your pieces and trying …
The 2026 Tour De France is underway and I am watching the daily races. Since they are four plus hours in runtime I let them play in the background. This is not the first Tour I have watched though, for many years I have been a fan. I cannot explain why, but this race captivates …
Cincinnati Zoo I am rounding out my week of vacation, and although we did not go anywhere, and one son is away at camp, I did find a way to enjoy myself. Ben did not want to accompany me to the Cincinnati Zoo, so I decided to go by myself. I have never been to …
Time management is always a topic that comes up in discussion and contemplation for me. The question is always, “how to manage one’s time effectively?” We all can agree it requires a multi-faceted approach. It requires planning, prioritization, documentation, reminders, logging, and scheduling. What about being effective with that time? If we’ve done the work …
“Never let a good crisis go to waste” – Nicolo Machiavelli. A crisis is usually defined as a situation that is dangerous or unstable. In a crisis there is often not a clear path to resolution, and likewise, there is not enough time to decide on how to deal with it. A crisis can occur …
I require a lot of time for reflection. I am also finding that I am not allocating enough space for it. My life is so busy that it is difficult to find a time that I can let my mind wander and think about things. There is work, grad school, kid’s events, home repairs and …
If you knew better, you’d do better? Of course we would, who would not? I often say I have no regrets, I made the decisions I made at the time based on what I knew, how I saw the world, or other circumstances. I cannot say I was always right but I own up to …