Technology, Strategy, People and Projects
The need for connection & engagement in education by Garr Reynolds on Presentation Zen Quote: Few people think that the formal education systems around the world are perfect. In fact, virtually everyone realizes that changes — even massive paradigm shifts — are needed Chasing Returns by Fred Wilson on A VC Quote: I do think [...]
The Consumerization of IT By Zack Urlocker on GigaOm Quote: In a recent presentation, Lew Cirne, CEO of application performance management vendor New Relic (it’s an anagram), revealed the company now has 5,000 customers and just one sales rep. That’s astonishing. Cirne points out that there’s a new class of customers for whom “there is [...]
Motivation Over Talent and Process by by Jurgen Appelo on NOOP.NL Quote: Processes are not enough to make people more competent. You need motivation first, or everything else won’t work. Estimation in an Almost Agile Shop by John F. Bauer III on Midwest IT Survival Quote: In order to meet a communicated business need within [...]
5 Things to Know Before Buying Marketing Automation by Carlos Hidalgo on MarketingProfs Daily Fix Blog Quote: If you are thinking of automating your marketing, here are 5 thing to know before buying marketing automation. If you have already purchased it, don’t worry, it’s not too late. These 5 tips can help you too. The [...]
Focus on getting a few meaningful things right by George Ambler on The Practice of Leadership Quote: Effective leadership focuses on doing a few things right. Trying to do too much is a recipe for failure. How do you make money with…? by Christopher S. Penn on Awaken Your Superhero Quote: The inevitable question at [...]
Enterprises Consider Business Agility As A Primary Driver Towards Cloud By Krishnan Subramanian on CloudAve Quote: This report has a quantitative survey of IT executives from businesses of all sizes and shapes. Anyone wanting to understand the cloud adoption trends will find this report interesting. Top IT managers in enterprises will find this report useful [...]
Transparency creates an information blizzard not an excuse, nor an absolution by Mark McDonald on The Gartner Blog Network Quote: Transparency is a hot issue in halls of legislators and executive offices and something that everyone has to do. Increasing transparency is part of CEO strategies and investor commitments. Transparency is the solution to regulatory [...]
Who Owns Social Media? Everyone and No One by Steve Radick on Social Media Strategery Quote: Does Marketing own Social media? PR? What about IT? All good questions. Radick argues that nobody really owns social meda and says that organizations should build a social media governance board to manage and own social projects. Want To [...]
Don’t Listen to Your Market by Scott Sehlhorst on Tyner Blain Quote: Most companies ignore their markets – and they will struggle to survive. Some companies listen to their markets – and they have an opportunity to succeed. You have the opportunity to understand your market, and transform it into your market – but you [...]
Jurgen Appelo over at Noop.nl has release his list of the Top 150 Management & Leadership Blogs….and I’m on it. As the kids say…Woot! (I think they say that…maybe not). I’m listed at #56 (wow…not bad for little ol’ me). There are some amazing blogs and people on this list. The top blogsare people that [...]
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