Competitive Advantage – The Human Capital approach
I was asked recently to describe how an organization can use its human capital to create competitive advantage. I fell into the trap of using Porter's
Information Technology & Security
Anyone catch Ben Worthen's article on the Wall Street Journal's Business Technology Blog? The article, titled "Shocking New Survey: Employees Willfully
Product Management – Advice needed
Anyone have any advice for some good books, websites, blogs, etc related to product management? I'm learning more about Product Management as a field and
Thunderbird & Lightning
I've been using Thunderbird for about 3 months since moving from Gmail to Fusemail and have been fairly happy with it. There are a few quirks that I could
Photography is tough
I thought I was fairly intelligent when it comes to technology, software and gadgets....until I met the world of photography. Wow. I feel like such a
How to drive customers away
There are tons of websites, articles and blogs about how to build a relationship with your clients. Much has been written about fostering long term
Update on my move to Fusemail
This update is an easy one: I love Fusemail. As I noted in my post titled "Moving from Gmail to Fusemail", Gmail wasn't quite cutting it for me and I
What I’ve learned as a consultant
So here I am....a consultant. I've been operating independently for a while now and have come to the following conclusions: The 'problem' is very rarely
My first piece of hate mail
Received my first piece of hate mail this evening. Maybe hate is too strong of a word...maybe I should use 'critical feedback' mail. In the email, the
Musings on Passion, Life & Organizations
Its amazing to see what passion can do to a person....and an organization. My wife Tracie and a business partner (Marcy) officially launched their
Email problems
I've just realized that my migration to the https://ericbrown.com domain from http://ericbrownpm.com didn't go as smoothly as I'd hoped. Apparently, email
New Theme & Design
Apologies to all...I'm currently redesigning my site with a new theme (I'm using the Revolution Theme now). The redesign should be painless and hopefully
Dress Codes Revisited
As a follow up to my previous post titled "Dress Codes at Work", I wanted to present the following hypothetical question to my readers. You work for a
Dress Codes at Work
Do workplace dress codes matter? A look at the debate, with the best take: let people be comfortable and build a culture where thoughts, not labels, impress.
Updated Resume
My resume has been updated and a PDF version is available for download. I'd welcome input and/or feedback on this updated version of my resume.
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