An anecdote illustrating the benefit of making one’s pie bigger rather than protecting one’s control.
Legal Partnership: Case Study in the Benefit of Warrants
An anecdote illustrating how giving up a small amount of equity early on can lead to significant long-term growth.
The Pie Model for Sharing Equity
A simple pie model can be used to describe the trade-offs of protecting ownership share versus growing the program.
Advanced Perception Equations
For the sake of mathematical modeling purity, I present an expanded version of the perception equation that includes the concept of bias.
Student Parking Crisis Averted
Managing a college campus work project illustrates the need to develop communication plans to create the proper expectations and perception.
Long Registration Lines on Campus
An anecdote illustrating that solving an organizational problem does not necessarily translate into the perception that the problem is solved.
Perception Equation
The Perception Equation is a fundamental building block for developing leadership, management, and entrepreneurship skills.
An Aviation Case Study: Global Vision vs Tactical Execution
An example from aviation history that illustrates the benefit of trying a new strategy to break through and achieve an enhanced performance.
A Case Study: Team Synergy, Collaboration, and Consensus
A recap of a NASA training management class explores using synergistic decision making and consensus.
Gorilla Training
An anecdote using gorillas and bananas shows how easy it is to blindly follow “the way it’s always been done.”