In the new digital age, all businesses are trying to market more effectively to anyone who uses a computer and the internet. Last week you probably heard about Lenovo and Superfish. Bad, bad, bad. Now the stories are starting to come out about how this is not a one-time situation and it is actually a…
Data itself is not actionable. Data is simply a doorway that opens opportunities.
There’s a myth out there that data itself opens the gateways of knowledge and allows money to fall from the sky. I sit through meetings that talk about “Big Data” as if it was the solution to all problems. If we could only create “the right” database everything else would be sitting back and collecting…
Is climate change impacting your real estate strategies?
On the east coast of the US this week it is cold. And not just throw on a jacket cold but epicly cold. In the northeast specifically it’s been cold enough to keep people from coming into work. From a business continuity standpoint, weather is an important factor when deciding where to locate certain functions….
For something completely different…..the #WhiteboardClock
Completely unrelated to anything or any topic other than insane joy from a device. The Next Web brings us: the Whiteboard Clock!
Resource constraints and non-movable project deadlines.
There are plenty of times when teams accomplish superhuman feats in the name of getting the impossible done. But in the world of on-going processes and management the concept of resource constraints are real. Some fall back on the excuse of “resource constraints are not an acceptable excuse.” This concept is bad because either 1) you…
SharePoint….don’t ever use it for real technology needs.
I have a particular dislike of SharePoint. And it’s not the applications fault. It’s easy to setup, use and manage (relatively speaking). It can check all the boxes on any checklist you might have for the features you need in your applications. My problem with SharePoint is that it is so easy that it cannot…
Cold days that also fall on bank holidays are good reflective days.
Sometimes it’s important to just sit back and reflect on the past and future. Where are things at today? How did I get here? What can I do better? Who do I need to build better relationships with? Where can I add more value? Self-reflection and understanding of who we each are makes us better….
Rockstars don’t do anything complicated – they just have a vision they can execute.
The world’s biggest rockstars (either in music or business) don’t necessarily do anything overly complicated. They just have a vision that they can execute on that others can’t. They are very good at creating and then living in their world. It’s important to focus on the simple. Complicated things are not easily repeated. It’s hard…
Oh the places architects will go to build on prime plots.
From Weburbanist we get this wonderful example of architecting (yes, I’m choosing to use this as a verb) around local codes that would typically prevent a building from being constructed. I’m not usually a fan of this type of work but in this case, my awe is overwhelming my skepticism. Enjoy! On a related note,…
Some more things that I’m now responsible for that I never quite expected….
When there are 15 priorities, how do I choose the most urgent? When is it appropriate to get in the weeds and when do you stay high level? Does everyone need to be in this meeting coming up? What’s the correct balance between Big Flashy New Product Version 1 and Cool, Simple Small Tool Version…