In the Shadow of IT

Tap tap tap.. I am writing and reversing over the words over and over.   G-d forbid I say something that might offend someone.    For a minute, I am taking off the gloves.    There is a school of thought around IT and technology services that imply that every problem has an IT solution. […]

Why I Think Business is Personal **Remembering Arden**

I met Arden (aka Spook) in the late 1990’s after I was lucky enough to get a job at a little internet startup company called ExisNet.    I was troubled by some of life’s lessons and I was looking for myself.   Spook was one of the supervisors at ExisNet, he was a Marine (retired) […]

The RIGHT Data Could Be More Valuable

The power of purpose Good data does not mean good analytics.  Larry Lorenzoni – “Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.”    Without purpose data is useless. Google CEO Eric Schmidt.  Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of […]

PKM From Person to Enterprise (Business Book Summary Edition)

What is PKM? Personal knowledge management from Collabor8now Ltd That was the easy part. How does PKM translate from the employee to the enterprise? Example #1 How to make beef jerky (steps http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Beef-Jerky) Explicit Example #2 (steps with video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfgSCMxttCc) Tacit Example #3 The list (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/docs-best-beef-jerky/) Explicit  All personal.  The real question here is HOW did I get this information […]

LOST -Line of Sight Tasking and Result

The last thing you did may have been the first thought in someone’s head and the last thing on your big list of things to do. “If you thought you were busy now, just wait.” What the management books or leadership books have a hard time conveying is something beyond a process.  The tacit knowledge […]