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
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
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