Finished this book up earlier this week and I have to say, I’m a bit disappointed. I feel as though a book by the man who defined the word ‘crowdsourcing’ should give me more than just anecdotes about how companies have used crowdsourcing. I’m not disappointed in the content of the book…it was good. As [...]
Tuesday Links – Nov 25 2008
November 25, 2008 By 2 Comments
I initially said I was going to post some links every Sunday…but I’m running across some really interesting things out there. So…I’ll be posting Sunday links along with one or two other link posts throughout the week…but…I will not be turning this blog into a link farm. I’m doing this really to share some excellent [...]
Innovation and Outsourcing – Do they go together?
November 24, 2008 By 8 Comments
According to a research report released by The Hackett Group, and reported by Financial Week, they don’t. The Financial Week article, titled “Customers say innovation not part of outsourcers’ services“, describes The Hackett Group’s research. A few excerpts: In a new study, the Hackett Group, a consulting and advisory firm, found that businesses that have [...]
Sunday Links – Nov 23 2008
November 23, 2008 By 1 Comment
A new feature here on the blog…Sunday links. Look for 5 to 10 interesting links every Sunday. The Four Dharmas of Project Management by Bas de Baar – Project Shrink The Jester Speaks the Truth by Jamie Notter – Get Me Jamie Notter Love your Customers. Use Social Media – Fresh Networks Blog Bucking the [...]
Supercapitalism
November 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Supercapitalism, written by Robert Reich, is an amazing book and should be read by every single American citizen. The book is a historical look at American Capitalism and Democracy and how they’ve been intertwined and even how they’ve diverged in recent years. This divergence, Reich argues, is due to Supercapitalism. What does this mean? It [...]
Communication in Project Management
November 17, 2008 By 4 Comments
Steve Neiderhauser posted some excellent commentary in a blog post titled “Persuasion Equation“. In the post, Steve mentions a class he attended that helped with communication skills. In the blog post he writes: In the class I learned language patterns and that people have different thinking modalities: Auditory, Visual, Kinesthetic, Gustatory, Olfactory. The training leans [...]
Hiding behind your Role
November 14, 2008 By 1 Comment
Photos from the Fort Worth Zoo
November 11, 2008 By 3 Comments
My wife and I went to the Fort Worth Zoo over the weekend and got some great shots, including this little Lounging Meerkat. Click the picture to view a few more shots from the zoo on my Flickr Photostream. All photos taken with a Canon 40D using a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM [...]
David Daly: Great Websites for Project Managers
November 10, 2008 By 3 Comments
David Daly over at Outside the Triangle recently posted a listing of “Great Websites for Project Managers“…and I was surprised to a link to my blog on there! woohoo! Jump over and read through the list…there are some great blogs there including some of my favorites: Raven’s Brain – Raven does a great job covering [...]
I finally read “Good To Great”
November 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
For the longest time, I’ve put off reading “Good to Great” by Jim Collins but finally decided to pick it up. Have you ever realized that your perception was completely wrong about something and felt like a fool? Well..that’s what happened to me while reading this book. I’ve always been wary of the book and [...]
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