EB
Oct 29, 2008
Mike Schaffner on Marketing IT

Mike Schaffner posted two great blog posts about Marketing IT....or rather the Un-Marketing of IT. Mike starts the topic with this comment (which I

EB
Oct 26, 2008
After the big game...

Well...my beloved Oklahoma State Cowboys lost by 4 points on Saturday to the #1 ranked team in the country. I'm still proud of the 'Pokes...still in the

EB
Oct 24, 2008
Dealing with Darwin

Ever see a book in the bookstore that catches your attention and you realize it was a best-seller sometime in the past?  You realize you never picked it

EB
Oct 21, 2008
Zinsser's Writing to Learn

For those that caught my review of Zinsser's On Writing Well, you may have noticed that I mentioned picking up Zinsser's "Writing to Learn". This book is

EB
Oct 17, 2008
On Writing Well

I just finished reading the 30th Anniversary Edition of On Writing Well by William K. Zinsser and I'm wiser for having read it. I can sum this book up

EB
Oct 15, 2008
Tyler Durden on Innovation

Do you know who Tyler Durden is? (hint: Brad Pitt played him in Fight Club). Lateral Action posted Tyler Durden's 8 Rules of Innovation recently (hat tip

EB
Oct 14, 2008
PMI IT Special Interest Group Newsletter

I've had a book review published in the latest PMI Information Technology & Telecom Newsletter (download the PDF here).  You'll find my book review on

EB
Oct 13, 2008
Big ideas vs Little ideas

Would you rather have one great big idea or tons of little ideas? Me?  I'm fond of having a lot of little ideas. Why?  Little ideas are easier to

EB
Oct 8, 2008
Are you looking after your employees?

wanted to follow up my post titled "In a downturn, people are vital" with a few more thoughts on the subject. In that post, I said that "employees are

EB
Oct 6, 2008
The Role of the CIO: Mentor

The latest edition of CIO Magazine has an interesting article titled "Power from Your People" written by Karan Sorenson, VP & CIO at Johnson &

EB
Sep 30, 2008
In a downturn, people are vital

Management Issues had an article on Sept 25 titled "Looking after talent is vital in a downturn" that gave me hope when I saw the title. The article

EB
Sep 26, 2008
Think Better

The last book from my 'vacation reading list" is Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking by Tim Hurson. Some of you may remember a brief

EB
Sep 24, 2008
Integrity

W. Clement Stone said: “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys

EB
Sep 19, 2008
I'm infamous

I'm quoted in the local newspaper regarding a local City Councilman and ex-teacher who bought a 'degree' from a diploma mill.

EB
Sep 19, 2008
Super Crunchers

I picked up Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way to be Smart by Ian Ayres while on vacation...it looked like an interesting read...and

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