Revisiting Process – what is the 'right' process?
As many of my regular readers know, I've been known to say (and write) that I don't like process for process sake. Of course, a good process is a good
Links for November 21 2010
Starting Over by Michael Bigger on Bigger Capital Great article about starting over...and excellent advice for anyone, regardless of your place in life.
Foto Friday – Kolob Canyon Landscape
Here's another shot of Kolob Canyon from our trip earlier this year. Taken right before the Storm rolled in. Captured with Canon 5D and Canon 17-40 L
Is Project Management a skill or a technique?
Shim Marom wrote a nice piece titled Project Management – Technique or Discipline? where he asks a question that's been gnawing at me for some time. That
How do we “fix” Project Failures?
A few months ago I wrote a post titled Cognitive Dissonance & IT. From that post, you'll remember that cognitive dissonance is: an uncomfortable
Links for November 14 2010
Why Best Practices Are Hard to Practice by Ron Ashkenas on Harvard Business Review Quote: One of the characteristics of great companies is that they
Foto Friday – Cardinal Taking Flight
Went out to my regular birding location this weekend and captured this Cardinal while he was about to take off. The light wasn't great but I liked this
A Veterans Day Thank You
This post is a bit off topic from the norm but I wanted to take this opportunity to say Thank You to anyone who's ever served in the armed forces. For
Are we treating the symptoms, or the real problem?
Lately, I've been having a lot of knee pain. For the last few months, its been constant and regular and seemed to get worse when I would spend a lot of
Links for November 7 2010
Hey, Chief, back your people up! by Dave Grossi on PoliceOne Daily One Quote: What really gets my Italian blood boiling is this incessant need by police
Foto Friday – Road to the Horizon
This is a capture I took while out at Zion National Park earlier this year. Taken at the side of the road while taking a break from driving. Not sure I
Time for IT to Evolve
Mark McDonald over on Gartner's blog network wrote a great piece this week titled Everything is up for grabs, making it a great time to be in IT. In the
On Change
I've been reading Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath & Dan Heath (amazon affiliate link). If you haven't read the
Links for October 31 2010
The Consumerization of IT By Zack Urlocker on GigaOm Quote: In a recent presentation, Lew Cirne, CEO of application performance management vendor New
Foto Friday – Dallas Zoo Lioness
Here's a quick shot of one of the female lions at the Dallas Zoo. This was taken through glass....which normally doesn't work real well. Turned out
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