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Nov 19, 2008
Supercapitalism

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

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Nov 17, 2008
Communication in Project Management

Steve Neiderhauser posted some excellent commentary in a blog post titled "Persuasion Equation".  In the post, Steve mentions a class he attended that

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Nov 14, 2008
Hiding behind your Role

A recent article by J Schwan at The Technology Edge titled "Stop Hiding Behind your Role and Get it Done" has an interesting spin on the world of

EB
Nov 11, 2008
Photos from the Fort Worth Zoo

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

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Nov 10, 2008
David Daly: Great Websites for Project Managers

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

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Nov 7, 2008
I finally read "Good To Great"

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

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Nov 3, 2008
The Cost of Bad Data

Mike Sebastian, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at SourceCheck....and a great guy to boot, has recently had an article published on InsideARM titled "The

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Oct 29, 2008
Mike Schaffner on Marketing IT

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

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Oct 26, 2008
After the big game...

Well...my beloved Oklahoma State Cowboys lost by 4 points on Saturday to the #1 ranked team in the country. I'm still proud of the 'Pokes...still in the

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Oct 24, 2008
Dealing with Darwin

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

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Oct 21, 2008
Zinsser's Writing to Learn

For those that caught my review of Zinsser's On Writing Well, you may have noticed that I mentioned picking up Zinsser's "Writing to Learn". This book is

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Oct 17, 2008
On Writing Well

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

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Oct 15, 2008
Tyler Durden on Innovation

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

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Oct 14, 2008
PMI IT Special Interest Group Newsletter

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

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Oct 13, 2008
Big ideas vs Little ideas

Would you rather have one great big idea or tons of little ideas? Me?  I'm fond of having a lot of little ideas. Why?  Little ideas are easier to

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