Your time is a precious commodity. It is one thing to try to manage your time, but if you are powerless in protecting it from people who would use it without any boundaries, your efforts can be useless. This brings me to why I decided to write this post. Sometimes in...
How long have you dreamed to make a change? Do you see someone living the same dream you have for yourself? In recent weeks, I have heard from people who have a dream to become entrepreneurs, or had other big goals. Yet, they have been stuck in a contemplative phase....
Agile Superheros, everywhere, at Big Appe Scrum Day 2016! From the caped volunteers, to the zingers in keynotes and presentations, as well as the exercises to foster conversations and competitions, it was easy to come away from BASD2016 feeling like a superhero....
To look around Elizabeth’s (not her real name) nail salon, you would think that she is doing well, and you would be right. What the nice surroundings don’t show is what it took to get there. She told me how she had worked for someone else for many years...
Looking for an easy way to impress your boss? Here’s an idea to help you do just that. You won’t even have to call your tech guy for help, just a little ingenuity. Most people in this country work for small businesses, and those companies don’t tend...
There is a pervasive meme about creating a culture of fill-in-the-blank. It makes people feel good, but in the end, it is all crap. Pardon my frustration, but I bet that you will agree with me. Evidence #1. When certain large companies gobble up smaller players in...
Hilton has done it again…But here’s some background as to why it’s special. While some hotel chains offer mobile check-in, it tends to be more beneficial for them than for the guest. It alleviates the work of the front desk; you can get to your room...
For several years now, there has been a movement afoot to encourage more people to join the ranks of technology. Formally and informally, I’m one of the advocates for that. Where I depart from the norm, is that the avenue into technology should necessarily be...
Ellevest has chosen today, the last day of TechCrunch Disrupt in NYC, to officially launch their service, offering a combination of advice and investment for female customers. While there’s still a waiting list for those who are not in the beta group, it seems...
Interesting news today…Dropbox has decided to reinvent their business product for the education market. The new DropboxEducation has yet to be added in a side-by-side comparison with the other versions, but this is a useful development nonetheless. One of the...
Almost any description of a job involving software configuration management—or more generally, application lifecycle management—will include the words “best practices.” Too often, the most attention that will ever be paid to the concept of best practices is during a...
A lot of companies believe that they can transform the way they do business, and go so far as to include transformation in some job titles. You might be an architect, an agile coach, or otherwise responsible for setting the new standards or transitioning to a new set...
