Competing with Amazon
I'm a huge fan of Amazon. Over the years, more and more of my purchases have moved to Amazon. I've bought books, coffee, electronics, camera equipment and
Links for August 28 2011
Stop Ignoring the Stalwart Worker - Thomas J. DeLong - HBS Faculty - Harvard Business Review Quote: That's because, despite the number of Stalwarts in an
Foto Friday – Elephant Eye
Another from the photoarchive - A photo of an elephant peeking around a tree from the Dallas Zoo's Giants of the Savanna exhibit. Captured with Canon 7D
Finding the Agenda
Everyone has an agenda. I"m not talking about a meeting agenda...I'm talking about the personal agenda that everyone has built their lives around. This
Links for August 21 2011
Dump the SLA. Service expectations matter more by Rodrigo Flores GigaOm Cloud Computing News Quote: To improve SLAs we need to work on two questions.
Foto Friday- Yellow Rose
From the archives - A yellow rose captured at the Dallas Arboretrum in 2009. Captured with a Canon 5D and Canon 24-105L handheld. EXIF: 1/200 sec, f/7.1,
Are CIO's missing the "O"?
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Think about the CIO's that you know...or...if you are a CIO, take a hard look at yourself. As we
Rules and Systems
A few months ago, I wrote a post titled How project management made me a better trader/investor where i talk about my experience and skills learned from
Links for August 14 2011
Consumers and creators by Seth Godin Quote: And now of course, when it's easy to have a blog, or an Youtube account or to push your ideas to the world
Foto Friday – Baby Big Horned Sheep
While at Zion National Park last year, I was lucky enough to see a few Bighorn Sheep. This baby was frolicking around with others and was nice enough to
Pearl Zhu on Top 10 Challenges facing the CIO
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Pearl Zhu posted a nice article over on the Enterprise CIO Forum titled Ready, Set, Go: CIO’s Top
Listen. Or...the one where Eric washes his car at 3AM
Back in my college days, I was quite the party animal. Well...that's actually a bit misleading...I was a physics major...so partying was really more like
Links for July 7 2011
Standard & Poor's Downgrade: How Debt Has Defined Human History by David Graeber on Speakeasy - WSJ Quote: Instead of setting up great overarching
Foto Friday – Sunrise over Carolina Beach
From the photo archive - a photo of a sunrise over Carolina Beach, NC. Love this photo...wish I were there now :) Taken with Canon 40D and Tamron
Spotting a professional
The word 'professional' is quite often overused in today's world. There are tons of professionals out there. Professional sports players. Professional
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