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
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
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
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
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 &
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
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
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
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.
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
US Workers losing faith in Senior Leadership?
Management Issues (MI) reported today on a survey by Careerbuilder.com that says that many US workers are losing faith in their senior leaders. MI
The Rise of the Creative Class
This book was recommended to me by an acquaintance a few weeks ago...I'm glad they mentioned it. I grabbed this book to read while spending last week on
I'm #86!
Not everyone can be #1! :) Just a quick note that my little ol' blog made it in the top 100 on Noop.NL's list of Top 100 Blogs for Development Managers
Last day on the beach
Well folks....Friday Sept 12 was my last day on the beach. We fly back to Dallas in the morning...hopefully we get in before Ike hits town. Here is one
Pictures from Wilmington
We made it to Wilmington NC on Sat Sept 6th and found that our condo had no electricity. Due to the timing, we stayed in the condo Saturday evening but
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