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Michael Dobson

Five Things Every Small Business Should Do To Stay Competitive

July 24, 2021 by Michael Dobson

  Whether you’re a small business owner or solopreneur, new to the field, or a seasoned professional, there are tried-and-true rules of the game to follow if you want to be successful. Some are more obvious and take precedence over others, such as hiring the right people, managing your cash flow, and making sure you’re providing value to […]

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The Fine Art of Making Bad Decisions

August 13, 2018 by Michael Dobson

  Scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are trapped on the edge of the cliff. “Way I look at it, we can either fight or give. If we give, we go to jail. If we fight, they can go for position and shoot us, wait and starve […]

Filed Under: Project Management, Sidewise Thinking Tagged With: bad decisions, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, creativity, decision-making, management, sidewise thinking

George Patton, Meet Penn and Teller

July 10, 2018 by Michael Dobson

Photo (l-r): Generals Omar Bradley, Dwight Eisenhower, and George Patton, Bastogne, Belgium, 1944 You may remember the famous scene from the movie. The Germans have launched Operation Wacht am Rhein, better known as the Battle of the Bulge. Elements of the United States First Army, supposedly in a quiet sector of the front, are pinned down […]

Filed Under: Project Management, Sidewise Thinking Tagged With: Battle of the Bulge, impossible projects, military history, Patton, project management

What’s Sidewise Thinking?

July 10, 2018 by Michael Dobson

Sewell Avery being taken from his office by National Guardsmen for refusing to settle a strike that endangered delivery of essential goods during World War II At the end of World War II, Montgomery Ward chairman Sewell Avery made a fateful decision. The United States, he was sure, would experience major difficulties moving from a […]

Filed Under: Sidewise Thinking Tagged With: creativity, lateral thinking, sidewise

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