by bmendell | Dec 22, 2020 | Communication Skills, Leading/Managing
This post introduces an essay with advice on managing a business, setting expectations and working with teams. It is the second in a three-part series on entrepreneurship. Starting Forisk Consulting was not part of a long-term goal. Rather, it came together...
by bmendell | Nov 26, 2020 | Leading/Managing
This post introduces an essay with advice on starting a business. It is the first in a three-part series. Forisk is not my first business. In elementary school, after reading all of the Encyclopedia Brown mystery books from the local library, I started a...
by bmendell | Oct 25, 2020 | Thinking/Analysis
This post introduces a recent essay on the dangers of multitasking and the importance of deliberately choosing priorities and focusing attention. The world seems determined to manipulate our attention and encourage us to click, buy, like, forward or watch. These...
by bmendell | Sep 28, 2020 | Leading/Managing
This post introduces a recent essay on four imperatives for living and leading by example. When we smile, others smile back. When someone enters an elevator, we move to make room. When audience members stand to applaud at an event, we often join them (even if...
by bmendell | Aug 25, 2020 | Forestry, Thinking/Analysis
This post introduces a recent essay on the danger of using averages for making decisions or evaluating performance. Mathematically, the average tells us the arithmetic mean; it gives a sense for where the middle lies within a group or between extremes. But...
