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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
Complexity & IT
Ray Ozzie is leaving Microsoft. After it was announced that he was leaving, he published a memo on his blog. The memo, titled Dawn of a New Day, is an
The Next Level by Scott Eblin – Book Review
Late last week I received The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success, 2nd Edition by Scott Eblin (amazon affiliate link) from Daniel
Links for October 24 2010
Are You Really Marketing or Just Advertising? by Alan Belniak on MarketingProfs Daily Fix Blog Quote: How many companies push words on a paper and crank
Foto Friday – Great Egret Stretching
Here's a Great Egret I captured at White Rock Lake a few weeks ago. Captured with Canon 1D Mark III + Canon 400mm 5.6 L and Canon 1.4x extender sitting on
The missing links between CIO's & CMO's – Communications & Leadership
As promised in earlier posts (here and here), its time to talk about the two main issues that cause problems between the CIO and the CMO. In CIO’s vs
A Social Approach to Knowledge Management in Projects – A White Paper
I recently submitted a paper to be considered for an academic conference on the topic of IT Project Management. The conference uses a double-blind review
Links for October 17 2010
Fewer Customers, but the Right Ones by Hanna Halaburda - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review Quote: This tension between a seemingly natural
Foto Friday – Squirrel Preparing for Winter?
Its almost winter...and it looks like this Squirrel is starting to get ready for it by finding some nuts. Captured this one collecting nuts for the
What's the difference between a CIO and CMO?
Some smart-ass (like me) will probably say "1 letter"....but let's dive into that question a little more deeply. Last week, in an article titled "CIO's
So...what do I do?
I'm in a quandary these days. As some of you may know, I'm working on my Doctorate in Information Systems. In addition, I have a full-time gig in the
Links for October 10 2010
Motivation Over Talent and Process by by Jurgen Appelo on NOOP.NL Quote: Processes are not enough to make people more competent. You need motivation
Foto Friday – Great Horned Owl (2010)
I've previously shared a Great Horned Owl photo taken of an owl in captivity but I wanted to share a capture of a wild Owl taken while out in the 'wild'
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