Building good relationships with business counterparts is a topic that nearly all IT leaders struggle with on a regular basis. Some IT leaders misunderstand this important task and think it means they should spend more time going out for beers with their work colleagues. This is not the case. Developing a social relationship with your […]
I recently read an eye-opening piece in the New York Times titled Millenial Searchers, which finds (contrary to popular opinion) young people born after 1980 are decreasingly interested with chasing material success and increasingly concerned with finding meaning in what they do. A great article, though it got one point wrong- it isn’t just Millenials, […]
It’s that time of year … everyone’s publishing their year-end lists. No list for me. Instead, I’m cutting straight to the chase. Here’s my 2013 App of the Year. And the winner is … What’sApp. Yup. That plain old (it’s been around since 2011) messaging app that sends messages over IP so you can text […]
Today is December 10th. (Bear that in mind as you read the next sentence.) Yesterday, I observed a client conducting a global planning project all of a sudden publish a completion deadline of December 27th. To be fair, the project does need to kick off early in Q1-2014 but two days after Christmas? Seriously? Would […]
