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 wholeheartedly agree with): IT seems to be the only area of an organization that I can think of that actively discourages people from using its “product” even if they use it [...]
After the big game…
October 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Dealing with Darwin
October 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 up to read it and decide that you should? That’s what happened when I ran across Dealing with Darwin: How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of [...]
On Writing Well
October 17, 2008 By 6 Comments
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 easily/quickly with this sentence: If you want to improve your writing, buy this book…then write write write. What a great book! Up until this book I [...]
Tyler Durden on Innovation
October 15, 2008 By 2 Comments
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 to Ma.tt). Surprisingly, they make a lot of sense. If I had to pick a favorite, it’d be: Sticking feathers up your butt doesn’t make you a chicken. [...]
PMI IT Special Interest Group Newsletter
October 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 page 16. The newsletter is published quarterly and is described as: Our newsletter is filled with activities that took place in the third quarter of 2008, including our visit to ProjectWorld Toronto [...]
Big ideas vs Little ideas
October 13, 2008 By 3 Comments
Are you looking after your employees?
October 8, 2008 By 3 Comments
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 your most important asset in any economy”…which is absolutely true. I started thinking about that comment and realized that although many people might agree, you might [...]
The Role of the CIO: Mentor
October 6, 2008 By 1 Comment
The latest edition of CIO Magazine has an interesting article titled “Power from Your People” written by Karan Sorenson, VP & CIO at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals. In the article, Sorenson makes an interesting claim: The role of CIO goes far beyond ‘leading IT’…it includes mentoring employees and developing employees throughout the organization. In most [...]
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