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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Full Moon

Here's a capture from a few years ago of a Full Moon. Captured with a Canon 40D and 100-400mm L on a tripod.

Feb 10, 2012 · 1 min read
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Featured

Time to change the 'sign' of IT & Technology

It is time to change the default sign of IT from subtraction to addition. Start adding value to the organization and attitudes will follow.

Feb 9, 2012 · 2 min read
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Consulting

An Educated Client Is a Better Client

As you take on the role of coach/mentor/teacher, both you and your clients will benefit.

Feb 7, 2012 · 4 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for February 5 2012

Links for February 5 2012 covering Leadership, Community, Technology and more

Feb 5, 2012 · 3 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Double-Crested Cormorant

Another photo from the photoarchives. This is a  Double-Crested Cormorant caught at White Rock Lake with a Canon 7D and Canon 500mm f/4 IS USM.

Feb 3, 2012 · 1 min read
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Strategy

Do things when you should...not when you have to

As a consultant, its my job to help my clients understand their options.  Its also my job to help them understand which of those options are best and

Jan 31, 2012 · 3 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for January 29 2012

Weekly links covering front-line strategy, CIO advice for CFOs, leadership, and the relationship between IT and finance in organizations.

Jan 29, 2012 · 2 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Great Blue Heron Portrait

Another from the photoarchives.  I caught this Great Blue Heron at Bob Woodruff Park in Plano TX last year.  Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 500mm f/4 L

Jan 27, 2012 · 1 min read
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Marketing

When the story is right, people listen

It been quiet here this week as I've been traveling.   I spent the week in Chicago talking to clients and refining the story of what I do. Its fun to talk

Jan 26, 2012 · 2 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for January 22 2012

The Danger of Imitation by Kevin Eikenberry Quote: Observe and learn from others who have been where you are going. But don’t lose yourself on that

Jan 22, 2012 · 4 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Killdeer

Here's a shot of a Killdeer captured at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington TX. Captured with Canon 7D with Canon 400mm 5.6 L. EXIF: 1/3200sec,

Jan 20, 2012 · 1 min read
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Organization

Watch out for the Gorilla!

I'm currently reading Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (amazon affiliate link). In one of the first few chapters, Dr. Kahneman describes the

Jan 17, 2012 · 2 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for January 15 2012

The Human Marketing Manifesto by Russ Somers on russsomers.com Quote: I am not a lead, I am a person. A human being with human concerns....I was not

Jan 15, 2012 · 3 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Addra Gazelle

Another from the photoarchives - An Addra Gazelle at the Fossil Rim WIldlife Center in Glen Rose TX. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L. EXIF:

Jan 13, 2012 · 1 min read
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Information Technology

Are you building an "order taker" or "solution maker" environment?

Dave Brock just published a post that resonated with me. The title of the post - Order Taker or Solution Creator - hits home in the IT world. In the

Jan 12, 2012 · 3 min read