Category Archives: Management

Index Funds: Why Passive Investing Wins

Posted on December 22, 2017 by William Holland

Nothing threatened active fund managers more than passive index investing and the reach for yield under Bernanke & Yellen.  The closure of hedge funds and other active money managed businesses tied to the 1% is the collateral damage done by … Continue reading →

Posted in Management, Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

On the Stupidity of Being an Expert

Posted on May 24, 2012 by William Holland

The expert as expert, a bookish sort consulting what is already known, cannot by his nature learn anything new, because then he wouldn’t be an expert.  He would be an entrepreneur, a statesman, or an artist.  The expert critic can … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyril Northcote Parkinson, Economics, Management, Peter Drucker | Tagged , , | Comments Off on On the Stupidity of Being an Expert

The Failure That Became Bismark: The Limits of Machiavelli

Posted on May 16, 2011 by William Holland

Arnold Toynbee once remarked that the problem with intellectuals was their intrinsic need to only illustrate, not fix the dominate ideas that ruled their profession.  For decades I have been exposed to two false ideas that have dominated academia.  Namely … Continue reading →

Posted in Adolf Hitler, Alex Tocqueville, Conservatism, Ethics, Hitler, Identity Development, International Relations, Management, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The Failure That Became Bismark: The Limits of Machiavelli

Cyril Northcote Parkinson: A Guru For Financial Goverance

Posted on August 3, 2010 by William Holland

Very few writers ever acclaim the status of Cyril Northcote Parkinson.  Born in 1909 and died in 1993, he befriended most of the great literary and military persons of the British Empire, wrote both Naval and Political treaties that remain … Continue reading →

Posted in Arnold Toynbee, Cyril Northcote Parkinson, Management, Money, Perils Of Specialization, Peter Drucker, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Cyril Northcote Parkinson: A Guru For Financial Goverance

Future Demise of Chinese Economy

Posted on August 3, 2010 by William Holland

I have written on the topic of the Chinese economy many times only to be validated by history soon thereafter!  Its simple:  the coming fracture in Chinese society will occur along racial, ethnic lines.  China was never MONOLITHIC!  This is … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Management | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Ancient Libraries: Power Relations, Political Statecraft & Demise Of Empire

Posted on July 12, 2010 by William Holland

Everyone likes archeology, who would not like to participate in the elite romanticism of the discovery, publication and archiving of the past in exotic regions like Egypt, Iraq or even Central America?  It’s a passion that consumes most adults as … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiquity, International Relations, Islam, Management, Near East, Politics, Theology, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Clausewitz vs. Sun-Tzu: Money Is A Weapon!

Posted on June 14, 2010 by William Holland

With the arrival of decentralized (personal) electronic media, fiat (paper) money is losing its worth as a store of value.  Contemporary markets have recognized that our devalued currency is being replaced by value in commodities. The internet has introduced a … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Education, Ethics, International Relations, Management, Money, Perils Of Specialization, Peter Drucker, Politics, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Specialization & The Perils of Child Prodigies

Posted on May 27, 2010 by William Holland

Arnold Toynbee, Marshall McLuhan, Kevin Bassana and Peter Drucker  have written extensively on the origin of specialization as it applies to both education, music, labor, history and warfare.  But Ruth Slenczynska has addressed the lives of child prodigies in her … Continue reading →

Posted in Arnold Toynbee, Management, Music, Perils Of Specialization, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Specialization & The Perils of Child Prodigies

Peter Drucker: Management In Service To Faith

Posted on May 17, 2010 by William Holland

“People get more money when they produce more value for other people.  Longterm success is about constantly discovering ways to create value.  Reward all activities that add to the bottom line.  Remember incentives matter.  Have employees act like owners.  Management … Continue reading →

Posted in Management, Peter Drucker, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Peter Drucker: Management In Service To Faith

A New Beginning

Posted on May 17, 2010 by William Holland

Every life begins with great promise.  How this promise grows depends on our willingness to accept the challenge of grace in all its tragedy, comedy and unique wonder. Every person knows what fearful destiny waits us; namely death.  Nevertheless, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Tocqueville, Arnold Toynbee, Benny Avni, China, Conservatism, Constitution, Eric Voegelin, Ethics, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Harry Jaffa, International Relations, Islam, John Paul II, Journalism, Literature, Management, Mark Halprin, Marriage Preparation, Mass/Liturgy, Morality, Music, Mysticism, Oriana Fallachi, Perils Of Specialization, Peter Drucker, Poets, Politics, Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer, Raymond Aron, Reagan, Satan/Evil, Sexual Ethics, Shakespeare, Sociology, solzhenitzen, Supreme Court, Terrorism, The Demise Of The Black Family, Theology, Uncategorized | 1 Comment