EB
Jun 16, 2008
Meetings & Trust: Do they go together?

Carmine Coyote had a great post over on Slow Leadership today titled "The More Meetings, The Less Trust". The introductory paragraph sums it up nicely

EB
Jun 11, 2008
From Project Manager to IT Leader

One thing that I've heard often is that a project manager role is a good thing for your career and will help your ascent up the ladder to more

EB
Jun 10, 2008
Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It

I had some time this weekend and used it to catch up on some reading.  One of the books I read was Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson's "Why Work Sucks and

EB
Jun 8, 2008
Information Technology Strategy

The topic of Information Technology Strategy is one that is near and dear to my heart.  In fact, I've harped on this subject a few times (a few posts for

EB
Jun 5, 2008
Carpe Factum: Botox and the Organization

Short post today...but powerful (at least I think so). Great post over at Carpe Factum today titled "Are You Botox-ing Your Organization?". Not much I can

EB
Jun 4, 2008
Why does Work Suck?

If you'd like to know the answer that question, I have a new book for you to read: "Why Work Sucks" by Cali and Jody. This book (which I haven't started

EB
Jun 2, 2008
Information Technology Leadership & Alignment

Discusses the need to lead information technology

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May 31, 2008
Dreaming in Code

If you are interested in software development...read this book. If you aren't interested in software development...read this book. If you've always

EB
May 29, 2008
The Strategic Project Leader

I just finished reading The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-Based Project Leadership by Jack Ferraro....not a bad book. In section two of his

EB
May 27, 2008
McKinsey on Responding to Competition

Interesting study released by McKinsey has just been released titled "How companies respond to competitors: A McKinsey Global Survey." The study, which is

EB
May 23, 2008
Technology Selection Revisted

If you didn't believe my ramblings in "Common Sense and Technology Selection", I've got a nice anecdotal (and funny) story that backs up my assertion that

EB
May 22, 2008
Factors affecting Productivity – IT, Management and Process

Interesting analysis today over on Jeffrey Phillips' Thinking Faster Blog in an article titled "Productivity Barriers". Note: if you have an interest in

EB
May 20, 2008
Aligning Business and Technology with People

Aligning business and information technology by hiring the right people. Implementing Human Capital Management practices to ensure alignment.

EB
May 19, 2008
A Thought on Employee Engagement

Employee engagement has been seen as a 'buzzword' for some time but also been touted as something that every organization should focus on. It appears that

EB
May 16, 2008
Website Updates

Just an fyi to those that visit my site occasionally....I've just made a change on the 'look and feel' of the site. Hope you like it. Changes: Moved to a

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