Are you among those who believe that if you don’t follow someone back on Twitter, you’re being snobby and arrogant?  Then this post is meant for you. My purpose here, quite candidly, is to persuade you that reflexively following someone back.
Topics: General, Industry trends, Personal

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If you’ve been in the information technology industry for a number of years, certain jokes tend to pop up again and again. Why? I’d say it’s because their underlying premises, the things that make them applicable and funny, continue to..
Topics: Anecdotes, Humor

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OK, let’s assume you’ve gotten great at picking the right projects to do to benefit the company. How do you know you can actually accomplish the ones you’ve picked with the resources you have? If you’re like most companies...
Topics: Pillars of Purview, Process, Projects, Stakeholders

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Regular readers here have certainly noticed the recurring nature of many of my posts: “things about IT that should be obvious, but clearly aren’t.”  Each week, as I set about writing on my chosen topic, it often strikes me that what I..
Topics: Anecdotes, General

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I was at a relatively young company once where a senior executive suddenly sent out a message to the entire employee base, asking for general input on the  cause and treatment of the following concerns:“There is a feeling that the company is not...
Topics: Communication, General

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