...owns an excellent dial-up ISP with the same core brand, broadband is a different division, so it set up its own dial-up service rather than piggyback on one that works...…
...increases profits, wonderful. A business isn’t beholden to any particular nation. (Best exposition on this subject: Arthur Jensen’s speech to Howard Beale in Network. Rent it and you’ll find that...…
ManagementSpeak: Can you please help me understand the email below? Translation: You didn’t get my permission before beginning an email conversation outside the department. If I told you the name...…
...is a meaningful designation. Strategy is a succinct explanation of what an organization plans to win on (if it’s for an entire company). For IT and other segments of an...…
...Nothing to it, that is, other than persuading an entire industry to adopt the system in question. Did I say “entire industry”? Were it only that simple. The task is...…
ManagementSpeak: Your attention to detail is very helpful. Translation: Your attention to detail is a PITA. This week’s contributor is anything but a PITA. If you like this ManagementSpeak, contribute...…
ManagementSpeak: You need to be creative. Translation: I can’t give you a budget, or the people you really want, or any other useful support, but you need to do this...…
ManagementSpeak: It looks like you’ve thought of everything. Translation: I have no ownership in this idea, and no reason to care about it. Good thing you won’t need my help....…
ManagementSpeak: I want to hear your input and thoughts to help the business prosper. Translation: I want to hear your input and thoughts, so long as they’re exactly like mine....…
...complain about her coworkers and I have a couple of meetings. Not to complain, but my ManagementSpeak inventory is running just a bit low. Care to help top it off?...…