Are You Important? Social Network Analysis says Maybe

There is a fundamental reason why any IT organization is successful and considered to be a valuable asset to the company. The quality of relationships that IT leaders develop with each other, customers, and other business units directly relate to the success that the IT organization achieves as a whole. The IT executive’s […]

The New Old School

This story was authored by a friend who graciously allowed me to post it here.

I’ve recently changed my beliefs about work and technology tools (think BlackBerry and PowerPoint), and now believe that their usage needs to be limited in order to develop customer relationships that result in more sales. I’m calling this approach the […]

Atlas Shrugged: Management Mistakes: Part 2

Continued from Atlas Shrugged: Management Mistakes.

Situation 3
One evening, a broken down train stands before an 8 mile tunnel. A diesel engine is needed to make it through the tunnel, but all that is available in the next few hours is a coal burning engine. Running a coal burner through the tunnel will suffocate everyone on […]

Atlas Shrugged: Management Mistakes

One of the things I enjoy is reading a good book at night to wind down. A little while ago I ran out of books to read and decided to look for new material from authors outside my favorite list. My idea to find new books was search the internet for lists of what others […]