Jim Elliott talks with Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER by cdorobek You are running a little late, and show up to the early morning project team meeting a few minutes after it started. But already things have taken their usual course. Tom is raising his voice and pressing for action on his latest proposal, HelenRead… Read more »
I don’t usually post links to other blogs, on the assumption that you have plenty to read without me filling up your inbox. However, a recent email from one of our readers, Kaitlyn Cole, seemed worth sharing. Kaitlyn has collected 20 talks from TED that are well worth watching. You can find these short videosRead… Read more »
I don’t usually post links to other blogs, on the assumption that you have plenty to read without me filling up your inbox. However, a recent email from one of our readers, Kaitlyn Cole, seemed worth sharing. Kaitlyn has collected 20 talks from TED that are well worth watching. You can find these short videosRead… Read more »
Let’s say you are a manager who has worked in an organization for a number of years. You have worked hard to create new processes and systems that assure that your division is working at top efficiency. You have developed a policy manual, written rules, and if you happen to be in government, you haveRead… Read more »
In these tough economic times more and more workplaces, both business and government, have sharpened their pencils, gotten down to brass tacks, cut out the fat, tightened their belts, and adopted new production measures – because we all know “what gets measured gets done.” It has been very important for managers and leaders to beRead… Read more »
Below is a link to an interview with Eric Schmidt that was recently posted by McKinsey. For those of you involved in hiring and managing people, particularly creative people, you may find Schmidt’s early comments on these topics interesting. For those of you in the IT business, you may find Schmidt’s thoughts on mobile computingRead… Read more »
When one reads the headlines of the day it is clear that we live in troubled times. The Middle East and Africa are ablaze, pirates sail the seven seas, Central America is mired in drug wars, and here at home our national, state and local politicians struggle to balance fragile budgets teetering on the edgeRead… Read more »
My joy in learning is partly in that it enables me to teach.Seneca The above quote is from Seneca the Younger, an early Roman philosopher and statesman. Although he is thought to have made this statement during the early part of the first century AD, the sentiment expressed is as true today as it wasRead… Read more »