...main theme. But if you’re interested in the ETG and its impact on organizational dynamics, that’s one of the topics Scott Lee and I took on in The Cognitive Enterprise....…
...benchmarking. Whenever you compare your organization’s performance to a best-practices benchmark, you’re making the unstated assumption that your company is trying to optimize the function in question. No, it’s worse...…
...inflation each year. I saw another that included a non-solicitation clause preventing the client from recruiting vendor staff while leaving the vendor free to solicit as it liked. I’ve been...…
...on the desktop! And it’s … well, it’s thin! Regarding portability: 3×78 emulators are portable, too (and thin). So what? And software installations don’t have to be messy if you’re...…
...it into the corporation’s structure, compensation, and culture. A strong CEO would have recognized that in business, “fair” doesn’t mean equality. It means meritocracy. This CEO opted for “mediocracy” instead....…
...for desktop applications and OS enhancements; on Netware, Windows NT/2000, or a commercial Unix for servers – and someone says, “Hey, I can do that on Linux!” Then, through a...…
...hall only farther. Is telecommuting worth it? Turn the question around instead: Are you prepared to take these steps? If not, you’ve decided telecommuting isn’t for you or your organization....…
...organization, you need them for more than the internal, day-to-day business of IT. IT governance — the means through which the company sets priorities and allocates resources, and which smaller...…
...Don’t give cues about your age until you’re face to face. List only your last ten years of experience. Don’t put dates on your education. If you like, don’t apply...…
...profound question: What would an enterprise that acts purposefully look like – one that has more in common with predators than with ecosystems – and how would you build one....…