Category Archives: Decision Making

Identifying and dealing with key issues

The Trump You Know

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Chris Niccolls

The 2016 election was a bit… strange. OK, it was VERY strange! Perhaps stranger than anything else in our lifetime! Today, we will look at just one of the Stranger Things. Specifically, how did Donald Trump win enough votes to become … Continue reading →

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Supply & Demand: The Secret Power Behind Capitalism!

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Chris Niccolls

Millennials don’t trust Capitalism. While Capitalism has done enormous good, self-interest sometimes takes precedence. Yet, Capitalism survives. And continues to evolve. New dialects of Capitalism are built on the original foundation, but the dynamic balance between Capitalists and Public interests … Continue reading →

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The Big Payoff: IDD Adult Employment

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Chris Niccolls

America is THE Capitalist nation. That’s why not just American citizens, but our Government, really needs to understand some basic Capitalist ideas. Like “Return on Investment” (ROI). For example, President Trump’s trillion-dollar tax cut was supposed to raise wages and pay for … Continue reading →

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Last Days Of The American Cowboy

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Chris Niccolls

Every culture has a mythology. It tells us about how we see ourselves. For example, America has two distinctly different worlds of work. On the one hand, we have highly educated and highly paid professionals… lawyers, doctors, financial experts, consultants. … Continue reading →

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Capitalism & Social Good: The World’s Greatest Super Team

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Chris Niccolls

Charities and Foundations do good, across the globe. Schools, hospitals, museums, environmental groups, senior homes, and animal rights… not-for-profits get the job done! Not-for-profits have a special place in society because they do so much for society. But not-for-profits are … Continue reading →

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America’s Revolution Rolls On… Capitalism & Democracy Are Still Evolving and Improving the World!

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Chris Niccolls

During the recent G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, President Donald Trump was asked what he thought about Vladimir Putin’s statement that “Western Liberalism” is becoming obsolete. Unfortunately, Trump didn’t know the difference between Classical Western Liberalism (the philosophy that created … Continue reading →

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The Meatless Revolution Has Arrived!

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Chris Niccolls

Meatless used to mean deprivation! Going meatless meant sacrifice… for religious reason, because your cholesterol is high, you might even want to save the planet from global warming. Sacrifice! Today, though, a switch from meat to meatless is probably more … Continue reading →

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Impact Investing… The Next Wave Has Arrived

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Chris Niccolls

Impact Investing is a simple idea that is taking the world by storm. How did it become so important, so quickly? Continue reading →

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Noah’s Ark Theme Park Fails

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Chris Niccolls

Remember the children’s story from the Bible, “Noah’s Ark?” That’s the one where 4,000 years ago a small middle eastern family builds the world’s largest boat, sails through the world’s most catastrophic flood, while managing the world’s largest animal rescue? … Continue reading →

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Is America’s Food… Secure?

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Chris Niccolls

Periodically, America has a food scare. Sometimes it is tainted beef at a big supermarket chain, sometimes it’s E. Coli contamination at a national fast food chain. It might even be bird flu at a chicken farm. Some of our … Continue reading →

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