I find Maslow’s hierarchy of needs incredibly useful. It provides a very simple framework for thinking about motivation, and motivation impacts almost everything I do at work. I have a version of the hierarchy that I am developing for the services we deliver to customers and it’s quite instructive because...
Dave Pollard’s blog is consistently excellent, in this post he talks about the fact that people are often “Too Busy Being Unproductive to Learn to Be Productive”. Just read this snip: … most people don’t learn to use these aids unless they either stumble on them themselves, or they are...
I recently complained about the blog Microsoft FUD vs IBM Customer Value, on a more positive note this blog hits that mark for me, its an analysis of the strengths of Notes/Domino, to make it even better I would like to see 20+ comments critiquing the analysis. For Microsoft I see well...
Making decisions is getting increasingly difficult. I work part-time in product management and am increasingly convinced that one of my key roles is to help people make sound decisions, rather than to try and sell them specific products. Using this approach we build a relationship that’s based on trust and mutual commitment...
I deal with a multitude of application delivery approaches all the time. Brian Madden provides an interesting list and comments but he misses out a few options: Web delivery Java Web delivery supplemented by Active X controls or other plug-in technologies Client side virtualization Click-once .NET applications I am sure...
I found this article interesting, take this snip-it for example: Clay Shirky can be counted among the lucky few who not only appear to have mastered the wired world (and the wireless one) but also get paid to decode it for the rest of us. He teaches graduate courses in...
I am becoming increasingly convinced that we need to share our working practices with each other, so we can develop more effective “end to end” life-cycles. Too often we think in terms of particular products but it’s rare that a single product supports a whole process. I have some posts...
Since I started working from home I think my IM client has become my most important application. I use Trillian Pro which in my case integrates with Skype, Sametime, MSN and AOL. I use IM much more than I use email and the history features in Trillian are absolutely essential...
When someone passionate about a technology or loyal to a particular company, is able to stand back and take a look at the competition it gives me a real insight into how people make decisions. For example in this post Omar Shahine who is very loyal to Microsoft optimised media...
I often feel sorry for IBM, they have some great technology, but the marketing too often seems to fall sort. They always seem to be in a reactive stance trying to compete against Microsoft FUD, rather than pumping out their own positive message. Now I want to be clear I...