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Tag Archives: Management
Never give up
A colleague of mine recently pointed me to an article that talked about how some companies believe that anyone can be replaced. The article suggested that when a company has a truly great employee, that person tends to have extensive … Continue reading
What is Yang?
YANG is a way to model data that will be used by the NETCONF protocol and NETCONF is a standard way to manage network elements (NE’s). Programming languages have BNF’s that define how the languages work which allows programmers to … Continue reading
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“You work with me, not for me.”
The topic today is another quote from Sir Terry. A number of years ago I celebrated a milestone by buying Terry a custom coffee mug. When he asked what it was for, I mentioned that I had worked for him … Continue reading
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Tagged better workplaces, business, communication, fun in the workplace, life, Management, start ups, tech companies
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“Everyone is in Sales”
I have had the good fortune to work for a very long time with one of the tech industries very successful entrepreneurs. I’ve collected a number of quotes over those years, but perhaps one of the most fundamental ones is … Continue reading
Being an Ambassador
Japan was recently in the news for their fan’s behavior at a world cup game. After the game the fans cleaned the stadium before they left (Even though their team lost). The message this sent to the rest of the … Continue reading
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Captains of industry and The dark side of business
This past week I toured Casa Loma in Toronto. This castle in the middle of a modern city was built by an entrepreneur almost 100 years ago, prior to world war one and the great depression that followed. It is … Continue reading
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JBPM
JBPM is a java based business process definition suite that allows people to define business processes. When I first heard about JBPM I was skeptical, but I can see how it could be used to document and improve processes in … Continue reading
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Tagged Business Development, engineering, innovation, java, JBPM, Management, software development, start ups
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Access Control
Yesterday I talked about how upgrades were causing problems for my virtual workplace, but there are other things that can cause more serious problems. In the past, IT organizations have combated network failures by not allowing users to access network … Continue reading
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“Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: Part 4
This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/0156033909 Today we are going to finish our look at Chapter 1, “Cognitive Dissonance: The Pyramid of Choice.” “The Pyramid of Choice” refers to a very important concept that we have all experienced and … Continue reading
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“Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: Part 3
This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/0156033909 Today we are going to continue to look at Chapter 1, “Cognitive Dissonance: Spirals of Violence – and Virtue.” “Spirals of Violence” refers to the fact that many of us believe or have … Continue reading
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