Technology, Strategy, People and Projects
My Mother-in-Law was in for thanksgiving and brought her two Shih Tzu’s with here. I took the opportunity to grab a couple of shots. Both captured with my Canon 1D Mark III with the Canon 24-105 L. Here’s Maddie – Captured with Canon 1D Mark III with Canon 24-105 L at 1600 ISO, f/4, 1/8 [...]
It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the USA. I’m spending this day of thanks with my wife, Mother-in-Law and her two dogs. While we normally spend Thanksgiving with my family in Oklahoma, this year we invited my MIL to visit us in Texas from West Virginia. While I am missing my family, I am enjoying the [...]
I’ve just joined IBM’s InfoBOOM community. I hadn’t heard of InfoBOOM until last week when I was asked to join as one of their compensated experts. I was intrigued by the offer and am happy they reached out to me. While I am being compensated to write a few blog posts on InfoBOOM, I’m happy [...]
As many of my regular readers know, I’ve been known to say (and write) that I don’t like process for process sake. Of course, a good process is a good thing. But…what is a good process? Is it one that works? One that gets the job done? Or…is ‘good’ measured in some other form? Of [...]
Starting Over by Michael Bigger on Bigger Capital Great article about starting over…and excellent advice for anyone, regardless of your place in life. Want Growth? Focus on Effort, Not Outcomes by Doug Davidoff on The Fast Growth Blog Quote: To develop superior performance in others, you must focus on effort. The focus on results kills the [...]
Here’s another shot of Kolob Canyon from our trip earlier this year. Taken right before the Storm rolled in. Captured with Canon 5D and Canon 17-40 L handheld. See more photos in my flickr photostream or if you like my photography, feel free to support my addiction habit by buying some prints from my Zenfolio gallery [...]
Shim Marom wrote a nice piece titled Project Management – Technique or Discipline? where he asks a question that’s been gnawing at me for some time. That question: is project management a skill or a technique? Before continuing, let’s take a few minutes to look at the definition of skill & technique to better understand [...]
A few months ago I wrote a post titled Cognitive Dissonance & IT. From that post, you’ll remember that cognitive dissonance is: an uncomfortable tension caused by holding contradictory thoughts simultaneously. Cognitive Dissonance is everywhere in IT today, especially in the Project Management side of the house. I think everyone would agree there are a lot of IT project [...]
Why Best Practices Are Hard to Practice by Ron Ashkenas on Harvard Business Review Quote: One of the characteristics of great companies is that they actively learn from others. But to be successful at doing this requires more than just identifying and borrowing best practices; it also requires adaptation to your culture and full adoption [...]
Went out to my regular birding location this weekend and captured this Cardinal while he was about to take off. The light wasn’t great but I liked this composition. Captured with Canon 1D Mark III with the Canon 400mm 5.6 L + Canon 1.4x Extender sitting on my Induro CT314 tripod. See more photos in my [...]
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