Motivated Innovation

***This is a revision of a blog post I originally shared elsewhere on 12/14/2009. Thank you to those who granted me permission to re-share the content of this post.*** In the weeks leading up to graduation, I reflected on the various lessons I had learned while in graduate school. In my preparation for job interviews, I anticipated facing a very open-ended yet deep and meaningful question: What is the most important lesson I have learned from my graduate school experience? As an MBA student, it could be expected that I mention something about management, leadership, economics, politics, professionalism, or etiquette. In class, we spent much time looking into the value of business ethics towards business success, as the rise and fall of Enron revealed a number of ethically questionable decisions. We also experienced the mortgage & housing financial crisis of 2008, with insightful presentations by former Lehman Brothers executive Lawrence McDonald and BGSU Professor Dr. Timoth...

To some, education is one of the most valuable assets of individuals and society as a whole. To others, education is just a useless and misguided waste of time. Obviously, this blog site embraces education--numerous lessons learned from traditional schooling and/or the school of life can be readily applied to the challenges ahead. One academic subject that is embraced by some and rejected by others is "history". History includes a review of cold, hard facts as well as interpretations and opinions. On one hand, there is a cliche that says, "History repeats itself." Mark Twain softened this stance by stating, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." On the other hand, history is just a bunch of names, dates, facts, and figures. As another cliche goes, "Don't dwell on the past." As education should be embraced, the current U.S. economy reflects the importance of studying history. In his book Aftershock , Professor Robert Rei...

I, Richard Fajardo, start this blog without any official representation of any specific employers, religious organizations, political organizations, student organizations, civic organizations, or other social organizations. I write here from my own perspective--my own perception and my own judgment. As an aspiring business leader and aspiring Organizational Development specialist (I hold the credentials of a Master's degree in Business Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Organizational Change), I seek to bring hard work and critical thinking to light in order to lead to positive change in business and society and inspire additional hard work and critical thinking. I promise to be as respectful as possible in my posts, although I am certain that there will be differences of opinion when reading some of my writings. Signed this day, August 21st, 2011, Richard Fajardo