Author Archives: complexified

When I begin my classes for doctoral students in school psychology, and now as I prepare to begin an undergraduate class in Negotiation for Business, I ask this: What are the two questions that every person is trying to answer … Continue reading →

EntreXercises: 1) imagiNation: you are the new Chef de Cuisine of Mr. Waltuck’s imaginary restaurant, Amber Waves. Chef-Owner Waltuck tells you that his concept for the restaurant is all about creating the new and unexpected from the familiar and overlooked. … Continue reading →

Let’s assume for a moment that you are an entrepreneur. Or the CEO of an existing successful business. What are your goals going forward for the next year? Five years? Ten years? What about the people you want to attract, … Continue reading →

It’s The Berries: Emergent Bias, and the LUX of Response Capacity Bruce Waltuck (C) 2017 All Rights Reserved “It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble. It’s the things we know that just ain’t … Continue reading →

The Open Table site published a blog post about restaurants that have re-imagined a classic simple dish of Italian cuisine.  Like many dishes, Cacio e Pepe was born of the simple, cheap, and readily available ingredients and methods in its … Continue reading →

I believe there is a fundamental piece missing in **** as with other benchmark and assessment frameworks. The challenge and opportunity are as I have described in my presentation “The Problem With Problems” which can be found on my Slideshare … Continue reading →

Tomorrow I am having the latest in a series of conversations with people who, like me, have had lengthy and successful careers in managing government agencies.  We will be talking about the challenges right now in crafting new narratives of … Continue reading →

The following is published here, in response to a blog post from the well-known wroter/thinker on leadership and change, Jesse Lyn Stoner.  My great appreciation to Jesse for her daily insights, and for her asking me to put my FB … Continue reading →

For years we have heard some politicians complaining about government being “too big” and wanting to make it smaller.  Have you ever once heard anyone say we need RIGHT-SIZED government? What does this mean? Private businesses decide what they are … Continue reading →

I have been writing for months that both Brexit and the deep divide in America reflect the end of one “status quo.” I believe that the emergence of a critical mass of citizens unwilling or unable to inquire, question their … Continue reading →