Today is the big one. The best in a long, long time. 3.14/15 9:26:53. Go have some pi(e) on a round table and then follow it with an ice cream cone (if it’s warm enough). For those looking for some great reading today check out this article over at NPR.
RIP Terry Pratchett. The world has lost a little bit of humor.
I’m going off script today because the world has lost one of its greatest writers of the past quarter+ century. Whether it was through his multiple Discworld series, Long Earth, Neil Gaiman partnership with Good Omens and every other series out there he brought humor and insight into the story while shining a light on the…
Is the Apple Watch a game changer?
If you’ve been living under a rock you have no idea what I’m talking about. Otherwise, you get it. The Apple Watch is taking over the world and could be anything from a game changer to a flop. I’m a hardcore Pebble wearer. For years I wore no watch at all – just never found…
Convenience versus control….system design and security. #design #ui #ux
Convenience is a feature, not a requirement, in Enterprise systems. At least that’s what we’re all told by corporate IT. If they dictate what we are to do, then we are sure going to do it the right way. But then again, what happened with Hilary Clinton? For those living under a rock, she used…
Thinking about what #CRE data really is.
What is real estate data? Cost to occupy new space? Labor costs by workforce type? Unemployment rate? Commutation style in the market? Nearby amenities? Historical trends? All the above? None of the above? Real estate, by its nature, crosses over into every data type that is out there. If you are a business looking at…
Anyone believing that #CRE has entered a data driven era has blinders on.
Are there some small, niche pockets where this is true? Of course. But that’s been true for a decade. Big CRE continues to fight the open data movement and trend. I really, really hope that it wins sooner rather than later but the fight is still occurring. Declaring victory early only serves to let people…
Setting expectations is the first step to organizational success.
Settings expectations is tough. Everyone you deal with has different goals and needs from their job while simultaneously providing different value back to the business. As a manager you have to balance the needs of the business with the needs of your employees. If you do not set expectations correctly you will quickly find the…
Content consumption methods change over time.
I read a lot in order to keep up with the latest and greatest news in the world and the industry. For a long period it was RSS + Twitter. Currently it’s RSS + Google Now. Sometimes it switches purely to native searches. Information consumption is an important part of the on-going knowledge gain process….
I’ll take the blame for this one (he said not really meaning it)….
Sometimes you give people a shot and they deliver beyond your expectations. Other times you give them a chance and you end up with nothing to show for it but a lesson learned. This week I got one of the latter. Opportunity cost and a lesson learned.
If you haven’t looked at #tmobile in a while I recommend that you do.
By Genius Reports recently brought us the review of T-Mobile’s 2014 financials. They knocked it out of the park. I’ve been a T-Mobile customer since I go my first cell phone over a decade ago. I’ve been with them through all of it. My personal experience with them has been amazing in the past two…