Mass Career Customization
I recently finished reading Mass Career Customization, the newly released book from Deloitte's Cathleen Benko and Anne Weisberg (published by Harvard
Interviewing Tips for Interviewers – Round 2
Have you ever walked into an interview with a preconceived notion of the job you were interviewing for and after during/after the interview you felt that
Follow-up to Employee Onboarding
This post is a follow up to my post titled "Employee Onboarding". Research reported on a recent Management Issues article titled "How to lose half your
Innovation
Articles and books about Innovation are everywhere. Every organization talks about increasing innovation...and they talk...and they talk. Instead of
Blog Changes Part 2
I've moved my blog to the new domain (https://ericbrown.com) and have changed the name to "Aligning Technology Strategy People and Projects'...although
The power of communication
I'm always amazed how to hard it is for some people/firms to understand that communication is a major reason for project success or failure. For example,
Where do your values come from?
Recently I was asked this question by a potential client and was at a loss for words for a few minutes...I'd never really thought about this before. My
What I learned from lifting weights
As some of you may have read in my previous post titled "I've been tagged...8 Random Facts", I used to lift weights and compete as a powerlifter while in
Organizational Alignment and Project Success
Organization Alignment seems like one of those 'touchy feely' things that most technical folks would rather not discuss but it's actually quite relevant
Business Dev: Small actions = big consequences
While out at dinner one evening this week I happened to be following a large SUV with an advertisement for a local insurance agent painted on it. I'd seen
Agile or Waterfall…does it matter?
First off...let me answer the question: Does it matter if I use Agile or Waterfall methodologies in my project? My opinion is no...it doesn't matter...but
The best hiring advice I’ve heard
Chapter 13 of "What were they thinking" by Jeffrey Pfeffer has some excellent advice for hiring managers....the chapter, titled 'Resumes Don't Tell" has a
Simplenomics: Carl Hubbell teachs a salesman to sell
I'd like to point out Mike Sigers' post titled "Can a Salesman Learn to Pitch?" on his Simplenomics blog. In this post, Mike recounts a story of a
Is Great Customer Service Enough?
Over the weekend, my wife and I went out to a restaurant for dinner to celebrate her birthday. This particular restaurant is very well known in town and
Blog Changes
I will be making a few minor changes to this blog. The domain name is changing and I am thinking of changing the name of the blog...I have setup a poll
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