Balancing Passion with Math
Having led and mentored a number of non-profit entities and as well as entrepreneurial for-profit ventures there is a common thread I see that interferes with our ability to become adaptable, sustainable and innovative in the new global economy. It is simply the balance of our passions with the algorithms and math required for continued existence. From the age of five I have always been passionate about reading. I will freely admit that entering Grand Valley State at age 17 majoring in improvisational theater and broadcasting that my passions mainly centered around self. America in particular has an obsession, even a disease with self, which is not an excuse for any one individual's behavior or my own. When I was a child . . . It may be in part why Dutch Social Psychologist Geert Hofstede added indulgence versus restraint as a sixth dimension in measures of culture after many years with just five dim...