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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
Links for July 31 2011
Ten Reasons Why the Agency Model is Broken by Valeria Maltoni on Conversation Agent Quote: Agencies need to change how they work with clients, or they
Foto Friday – Oklahoma City National Memorial
Here's a photo I took while at the Oklahoma City National Memorial a few years ago. This is the Reflecting Pool, West Gate and Empty Chairs that depict
Which comes first...IT Change or Organizational Change?
I'm starting to see more people talk about the real need for change within IT groups. The big analyst/consulting companies (Forester, Garnter, etc) are
It's a blog-birthday!
July marks the 5th year of existance of this blog. On July 14 2006 I pushed 'publish' on my first post. That post - titled The Strategic Use of Human
Links for July 24 2011
Dispel the myth of “lean will not work here” by Jeff Liker on The Lean Edge Quote: In short, every organization is operating in a different environment
Foto Friday – Red Winged Blackbird
This is a Red Winged Blackbird I captured a few months ago at Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington TX. Great bird photography location! Captured with
Forrester on The New CIO – Change is needed, but will it be heeded?
I've been writing about The New CIO for a little over 2 years and I still see many of the same issues within IT shops and CIO offices that I saw in 2009.
Links for July 17 2011
5 Things CIOs need to know about Google Plus by Tom Catalini Quote: Take a look at Google Plus to get a sense of the future, which seems to be arriving
Available does not equal best
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Note: I love technology...believe me I do. I just really liked this photo :) I Just finished
Customer Service sucks...or....the one where Eric lost his temper....
I lost my temper yesterday and a poor, helpless support representative got to hear some words that would make most folks blush. See...when someone in a
Links for July 10 2011
Sometimes I really get it wrong; my apology to SEO industry by Robert Scoble on Scobleizer Quote: Anyway, it’s 2011 now and it’s clear that the Google way
Foto Friday – Grand Prismatic Spring
This is a capture of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone. Captured with Canon 5D with Canon 24-105L handheld. EXIF: 1/1600 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, 400mm, 0
Stop Chasing. Start Focusing.
Most businesses are chasing. They're chasing their competitors. Chasing their industries. Chasing their perceptions of their future as well as chasing
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