Socrates Says

Friday Filosophy – A Special from D.K.

A list of sayings to enjoy from a very talented friend and colleague.   A Farmer’s Advice   Always drink upstream from the herd. Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Always keep skunks, bankers and lawyers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is […]

Friday Filosophy #2015-4

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.   Booker T. Washington   Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.   George Santayana   What happens is not as important as how you react to […]

Friday Filosophy #2015-3

It is only our 3rd Friday Filosophy of the year, and we are off to a strong start.   There is no failure except in no longer trying. Elbert Hubbard   One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Arthur Ashe   The happiness of your life depends upon […]

Friday Filosophy 2015-2

It is time for our second Friday Filosophy of the New Year.   Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Marie Curie   Heaven never helps the man who will not act. Sophocles   Who aims at excellence will be above mediocrity; who aims at mediocrity will be far […]

Thought for the Day: Capital Goods Industry Management

Continuing with the philosophical, I want to share with you one of the approaches that I used when I was in a leadership position as an employee.  One thing I teach – and this does not just apply to Capital Goods Industry Management, but to management in every industry – is that we manage process. […]

Words of Wisdom 2015-1

Over the years, I have used various expressions to make a point or get the attention of a group.  I have taken to calling these words of wisdom “Sleeisms.”  Here is a short list of them.  Enjoy.   Always assume the other person is twice as smart as you are and work twice as hard […]