Chris Brady

OCTOBER 15, 2013

More for our benefit than anything else, at the end of each semester we co-op students were required to give a presentation of our work assignment and accomplishments that term. I was eighteen years old and an engineering co-op student at General Motors. "  We all know how the next part goes: "E - I - E - I - O!

Audience 127

Audience Short-term Fashion Learning-by-Doing 127

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

These include selfishness, possessiveness, emotional immaturity, short-term focus, and a lack of taking responsibility for their actions.   In short, while we can learn a lot from our children about the bright side of humanity, we can probably learn just as much about the darker side. I could go on. 

Letter 117

Letter Short-term Learning-by-Doing Finance 117

Chris Brady

JANUARY 2, 2011

" The term itself deserves the quotes thus employed in the previous sentence because it conjures in people's minds many different definitions. Kings from just a few short generations ago did not live as well as the lower income brackets do today. I know, I know. I understand how crushing financial pressure can be.

Rogers 124

Rogers Short-term Blog Letter 124

Chris Brady

JANUARY 18, 2011

Everyone seems to have some sort of attachment to it, some philosophy about it, and some amount of understanding of the term. ' This is not a value judgment, as comparing something to 'bad,' but rather a term meant to describe the means to satisfy man's wants. ' But just what is this word all about?

Travel 119

Travel Learning-by-Doing Blog Letter 119

Chris Brady

JANUARY 20, 2011

All these and more speak to the fact that communication is almost always best when aligned with the natural human tendency to think and learn in terms of stories. In short, what I needed for him to do was paint me the picture, not give me the dimensions of the frame. We remember what we see much better than what we merely hear.

Travel 112

Travel Learning-by-Doing Blog Letter 112

Chris Brady

JULY 19, 2010

In short, from a world-view that disdains accomplishment and merit (whatone accomplishes and earns) and instead focuses upon position and power andprestige (who one is and who one knows), heroes are made out of those who seemto succeed despite the rules of effort, contribution, and earning it.

Blog 112

Blog Leadership Real Estate Letter 112