I am an independent consultant who uses tools for improving data and process to help organizations achieve their operational, tactical, and strategic goals. I also have a PhD in operations research from The University of Michigan.
Jan 12, 2026
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Help your expert to help you
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How to get the answer you need
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How we request a gift of answers.
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Accountability isn't always clear.
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Defining good choices
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Getting what you paid for
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Who needs what?
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Deciding when to schedule your bike tune-up
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How a cancelled flight helped sort want from need
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Good systems work even when things go wrong.
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Making the most of your life
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There is more space than you think between a rock and a hard place
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Why curiosity beats certainty
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Progress and an invitation
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Vague problems have many answers.
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Fight decision fatigue
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How to set yourself up for success
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Sanity-check your project plan
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Talk kindly to yourself
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Do you really even need that thing?
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Helping your kids.
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Managing the Knowable Unknown
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Re-Frame, Refuse or Compromise?
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The problem contains the solution.
