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In the SpotlightOur Current World: Paradigm Shift
Our current business environment is in the midst of paradigm shifts (plural) that are (not necessarily) interrelated but related in such a way they influence each other.
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In the SpotlightDecision Making – Cognitive Dissonance
An important perspective related to decision-making is cognitive dissonance which is generally described as habitual ways of thinking that are negatively biased. The following can serve as a ‘field guide’ of landmines for new and experienced investors and managers to keep in mind.
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In the SpotlightAn Attribute to the Times
As I write this article, more (and more) bad/depressing news continues to surface related to wars, famines, paradigms that are disintegrating, etc. While I have works-in-progress related to these situations, I thought it made sense to start on my ‘home turf’ – that is business.
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In the SpotlightA Decision Making ‘Swiss Army Knife’
As an (at least symbolic) statement we have advanced in the war on COVID-19 to the point that we can start to address items other than coping strategies. In these articles, I want to touch on a topic stimulated by feedback from Adrian Garcia who is the highly regarded lead instructor and architect of our Kirchner Investment Academy. Adrian reports that the largest stumbling block for new investor ‘students’ relates to land mines around decision making.
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In the SpotlightMore Arrows for Your Quiver – Further Thoughts on Targets
In terms of ‘targets’, I have decided to take a different orientation than previous articles. Rather than go beyond the inward facing – self-actualization, etc. context, this article will speculate that maybe the answer is: not looking “in” but looking “out”.
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In the SpotlightMore Arrows for Our Quiver
I have lost track of how many times I have thought (and written) that I was ‘coming to the end’ of my “COVID series”. As depressing as that may be – as I look back on initiatives to date, perhaps there has been a ‘silver lining’ in that we have had ample reason to become more familiar with coping mechanisms (arrows) and positive states of mind (targets).
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In the SpotlightThere is Only One Way to Learn Some Things
“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns a lesson he can learn in no other way.” This quote has me thinking about cat carrying sessions over the past 60+ years and what I have learned.
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In the SpotlightPromoting Values and Creating Value
It has been a while since we’ve checked in around some previous themes – in today’s case, “values in business”. As a refresher, we are sharing over a dozen articles we have written on this topic.
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What If as You Jumped from The Plane You Realized What You Had Was A Knapsack – Not A Parachute?
So often we enter into stressful situations assuming we are as ill-prepared as the scenario in our headline. In fact, there is considerable evidence that we have many more arrows in our quiver than we anticipate. >> Read Article
Change
It is hard to think of a better concept for the times we live in other than the single word in our title – change. There are (many) quotes to come, but at this point, I can’t help but think of Marcus Aurelius who wrote that “change is nature’s delight” thus illustrating that change is actually woven into the universe. >> Read Article
Inhumanity – The “Yellow Brick Road” to Business Restructuring
This article we are focused on the concept of people’s inhumanity to people – obviously in the context of world events, but also in a context that is still ‘closer to home’ with arguably a direct impact on even more individuals. >> Read Article
Values Articles
Inhumanity – The “Yellow Brick Road” to Business Restructuring
This article we are focused on the concept of people’s inhumanity to people – obviously in the context of world events, but also in a context that is still ‘closer to home’ with arguably a direct impact on even more individuals. >> Read Article
Promoting Values and Creating Value
It has been a while since we’ve checked in around some previous themes – in today’s case, “values in business”. As a refresher, we are sharing over a dozen articles we have written on this topic. >> Read Article
Creating and Promoting Values
How has this current situation affected business – particularly from the perspective of Kirchner Group’s priority of “creating value while promoting values”? Collectively and individually, each and every member of our group lives their life and career consistent with our ‘why statement’. >> Read Article
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