...of us who write and publish, thank you. But if you’re in management and especially if you’re in IT management, reading is just the ante. It won’t win you the...…
...want them to understand whatever it is you’re communicating about the way you understand the situation. And, you want them to understand who you are and how you think. If...…
...you may not get the support you need when you need it to hit them. If you have a manager with an agenda, it won’t matter how hard you work,...…
...know that when it comes to Information Technology organizations: Great employees can and do overcome bad processes. Great employees can and do overcome lousy managers. Great employees can and do...…
...make firewalls and network address translation illegal. Contact your state legislature and (if your company has them) lobbyists and tell them to kill this bad boy. While you’re at it,...…
...buzzword-compliant software companies call browser-based user interfaces “thin-client” applications, but they aren’t, because a) browsers aren’t thin, and b) the thinness of the client doesn’t depend on where it executes,...…
...week, is about brainstorming and how not to do it. It’s one of my all time favorites. Hope you find some use for it yourself. – Bob # # #...…
...lost our appetite for it … for exploration for its own sake, for investing in knowledge gained for its own sake, and for investing when the returns are something our...…
...it’s due). In it, Pink presents economics research demonstrating that financial incentives improve performance only in mechanical tasks. When the job calls for creativity, analysis and other cognitive skills, money...…
...different solar system, I’d put my money on (2). IT can’t tighten its belt in isolation. The enterprise needs an integrated plan. As CIO you participate in its creation, both...…