I’m a data junkie – give me a few thousand (or million 0r whatever) rows of information and I’ll be happy for awhile going through it and finding the patterns and connections. Over time I’ve learned that most people don’t enjoy spending their time this way (it still shocks me!). For those that do follow…
Intuitive Knowledge vs. Learned Knowledge
A lot of the learning that I do these days is basically new ways of applying existing stuff I know. It’s the stuff that given enough time and experience I would likely figure it out eventually but is helpful to know anyway. This is the difference between intuitive and learned. Don’t dismiss the people who…
Now Back to the Program
I’ve forced myself to be selfish the last couple of weeks. Needed to let the pressure drop, get away from the grind and blah blah blah. No worries though because we’re back and it’s going to be a phenomenal year! Just to give you a sneak preview of what may (or may not) occur within…
Merry Christmas!
It will be a bit of a slow week for me since it’s that dead zone of a week between Christmas and New Years. I’m actually going to try and take time to myself to not focus on what I focus on the other 51 weeks of the year. Merry Christmas!
Be Childlike
With Christmas around the corner this weekend, it’s another great opportunity to look back on the year (preferably with a whiskey in hand) and plan for the next (although let’s be honest, no one is planning past December 21, 2012). Christmas is generally regarded as a vacation for adults and a true holiday for children. …
Expectation Gap
There is always a gap between the product or service that you typically sell and a customer’s actual needs. The best in the business are constantly working to make that gap as small as possible or make their service more flexible so that they can achieve the needs of a greater number of customers. Building…
Boomer Mentality
I get frustrated a lot by the Baby Boomers I have to regularly deal with. My generation and theirs just don’t see eye to eye on how to best get things done. It can lead to a lot of conflicts. I’ve learned in my time that Baby Boomers believe in hierarchy. Therefore they usually aren’t…
Taking Time
Sometimes its important to roll into work a little late, procrastinate a bit and let yourself get lost in a Garth Brooks song (substitute other artist to your personal preference). Take some time for you when you aren’t supposed to and let your “Give a Damn” get a little busted.
Data Centers and Real Estate
Data Centers are the modern manufacturing. Beginning in the industrial revolution, if you didn’t plan out your manufacturing operation you were going to get left in the dust. Today, if you don’t protect, control and store your data then you will be left behind in this digital age. Everyone plans their manufacturing – there’s very…