This post was first published on my business blog, which I’m closing down now that I’ve retired, so I’m archiving some of the better posts to this blog The ‘great’ Jeffrey Snover has written an extremely interesting blog post that provides a real insight into the new Microsoft. A Microsoft...
This post was first published on my business blog, which I’m closing down now that I’ve retired, so I’m archiving some of the better posts to this blog Microsoft has recently started to talk about productivity as part of it’s new mission, they used to talk about people, but that...
This post was first published on my business blog, which I’m closing down now that I’ve retired, so I’m archiving some of the better posts to this blog. It’s been very interesting to watch ever building evidence of a re-invigorated Microsoft. A Microsoft that’s becoming more relevant for both consumers...
CSC hosts a regular series of Town Hall discussions which are streamed and available on demand, they are well worth watching (although the quality of Google hangouts leaves something to be desired). The latest of these discussions sought to answer the question “Is the PC dead?” which had a further...
Unfortunately most of us have come across metrics that are used to measure individual performance, to provide a quantified ‘stick’ with which to beat the under-performing individual, I hate them with a passion. Whilst they might have some validity in an assembly line, they have no place where I work,...
I’m exposed to a lot of start-ups, flooded with VC money and trying to make their mark on the world, or get bought. Evernote rises above them all, it’s been the foundation of my personal knowledge management system for many years, but more than that it’s been an inspiration to...
I’ve been passionate about workplace design for over 20 years, in fact I think my interest started way back when I redesigned my bedroom in preparation for my GCSEs. My Dad had bought me a large office desk that was surplus to requirements and it transformed my home working environment. ...
I finished reading the highly recommended book The Phoenix Project this morning while chilling out in Lincoln Caffe Nero, which is nicely nestled inside the Waterstones bookshop. As soon as I saw the premise of the book it reminded me of the classic novel about manufacturing The Goal and it...
As I mentioned in a previous post I work in end-user computing, mostly focussed on strategy. I’ve worked in all aspects of end-user over the years, but my research areas have always focussed on how to make people, places and teams more effective and happier at work. From a technical...
As I’ve said on this blog many times, throughout my career my over-riding motivation and interest has been to make peoples lives better. For the last 20 of those years it’s been by improving their productivity, eliminating frustrations, improving autonomy, enabling effective team working and creating work spaces that enhance...