Revisiting Process – what is the ‘right’ process?

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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 [...]

On Value

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If you don’t know, my passion outside of technology, entrepreneurship and writing on this blog is photography.  I’ve recently been spending even more time on that passion of mine…which is OK by me Don’t fret though…I still love thinking, and writing, about IT and people One of the photography blogs that I regularly follow is called “A Photo [...]

Are you keeping your eyes open?

Have you ever gotten so used to doing something that you stop thinking about how or why you’re doing it?  BTW – this is another one of my ‘linear thinking‘ posts. I’m sure there’s a scientific name for it but I’m too tired to look it up right now…sorry. How many of you are stuck [...]

The importance of story

Stories and Storytelling

I love a good story. I love to read a good story and I love to create stories…although they may not always be “good.:) In fact, I love a good story so much that I’m researching the topic of stories and storytelling as a mechanism for knowledge capture & transfer within project teams.  See a [...]

SWAT – Seize the Accomplishment Review

SWAT Seize the Accomplishment Review

I just put down SWAT – Seize the Accomplishment (Amazon affiliate link) by Timothy L. Johnson….and now want to pick it back up and read it again.  It’s that good. I received the book as a review copy from the author…but don’t let that get in the way of believing me when i say that [...]

Linear Thinking and the CIO

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I’ve been sitting at my computer staring at the screen for a few minutes trying to come up with a topic for my weekly “New CIO” article.   While waiting for inspiration to strike (i.e., surfing the web) I took a look at my Google Analytics account and noticed that the most visited article on my [...]

Three words for 2010

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I realize it’s a few days into the new year and most people have already committed their 2010 resolutions to paper (or screen)…now its my turn. Rather than use ‘resolutions’ to tell others what I plan to do, I began to use the “three words” method that I read about over on Chris Brogan’s blog. [...]

What’s your focus?

Stay Focused

What’s your focus? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself this question? What are you focused on in your life or your job?  What’s your focus for the future? It’s a simple question but a difficult one to answer for most people.  Ask this question of 10 of your coworkers and you’ll probably get most [...]

Turbulence, IT and The New CIO

Turbulence, IT and the CIO

The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges. I just completed reading The Upside of Turbulence: Seizing Opportunity in an Uncertain World. Great book.  Go buy it…the link above is an affiliate link or just go grab one [...]

Book Review: Change by Design by Tim Brown

Change by Design by Tim Brown

I was lucky enough to get a pre-release copy of Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation by IDEO CEO Tim Brown through the Amazon Vine program….and I’m glad I did. If you take a look at some of the Pre-release copy reviews of this book on Amazon you’ll see a [...]