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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
Heading to the beach
I'll be on vacation for the next week (Sept 6 through 13). Like always, I've picked the absolute worst time to go somewhere....we are on our way to North
Critical Thinking vs Creative Thinking
I just started reading "Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking" by Tim Hurson. I just started Chapter 3 and have become amazed that I
A study on top IT Management Concerns
According to the Wall Street Journal Business Technology Blog, the Society for Information Management has reportedly released a report on a study
Small Giants
I ran across a great book at Half-Price Books last week. The book, Small Giants: Companies that Choose to be Great Instead of Big by Bo Burlingham,
Great Book review site and blog
Just a quick post to link to an interesting Book review site I found. The Dallas First Friday Book Snyopsis blog is a treasure trove of information and
Knowledge Transfer Between Generations
Management Issues has a nice post titled "Organizations Ignoring the Transfer of Knowledge" that talks about the lack of planning for the transfer of
Doctorate Pursuit – Year 1
The first year of my doctorate program is done! Actually...I finished my last course about a month ago but with the Fall 2008 semester starting next week,
Lady Finds Camera
Lady finds camera Lady posts info and pictures from camera on flickr People recognize pictures People tell People The owner of the camera is found Camera
Website Optimization
In July, I was approached by Andy King to see if I'd be interested in reviewing his new book from O'Reilly titled "Website Optimization: Speed, Search
CIO Magazine's CIO 100 Honorees List
The 21st annual CIO 100 list has just been delivered. The article leading up to the list of the CIO 100 is quite interesting..I'm reading things like
The Fifth Discipline
OK...I probably don't have to review the The Fifth Discipline. It's a classic...everyone has read it. Bas de Baar had an excellent review of this book
The worst reason for not hiring someone?
I think I found it....and it happened to me. Warning...small rant. Imagine you are a hiring manager trying to find someone to lead a group of IT
After the UTD Project Management Symposium
As mentioned here and here, I presented a paper titled "Project Management and the Stockholm Syndrome" at the 2nd Annual University of Texas at Dallas
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