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When there is a reply to me or comment on something I've said... How in the hell do I view that thread? I have no idea what they're responding to. I don't think I'm dumb but I cannot figure it out
This is an 8th grade exam from 1912.
No calculating how many watermelons Stacey can fit in her station wagon. It's all about things like interest payments and construction problems.
Real-world stuff. Because 8th grade education was supposed to be adequate prep for real life.
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- E73-01: Phil talks good questions
- Episode 74: The One About Finding and Landing Clients
- Episode 73: The One About Asking Good Questions
- Episode 72: The One About Strategic Foresight 2035
- Episode 71: The One About The Buggy Whip Moment
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The Unguru
Posted on June 29, 2020 | No CommentsI was thinking about the role expertise plays in the effectiveness of our businesses, programs, projects and other enterprise efforts. It often strikes me that too many people are involved, saying too many words, for too much time. Why is this so? It detracts from our ability to execute or at the very least makes successful execution more difficult. Why do we put up with it then? -
Being Anti-Digital (aka Going Analog)
Posted on June 11, 2020 | No CommentsIf the word 'digital' summons images of calculator watches from the late 80s, then you understand my angst. We should be discussing how analog solutions, those with high levels of fidelity and granularity can be leveraged to better understand, predict and enable our customers and our businesses. -
Barbarians at the Gates
Posted on April 23, 2020 | No CommentsYou are under pressure to cut cost. Your consultants are gone. You're on your own. Leadership is banging on the door. How do you make justifiable decisions on these reductions? -
Rational Rationalization
Posted on June 18, 2013 | No CommentsWith the upheaval of the economic downturn came a spate of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, splits and buy-outs. The ensuing chaos of the resulting technology portfolios cannot really be overstated. Many surviving companies are just a mess. In normal times this may not be a big deal. But these aren't normal times. -
On The CIO’s Top Challenges
Posted on September 9, 2011 | No CommentsThere are many challenges that CIO's are facing in today's cloudy, jargony, swirling maelstrom of Information Technology. But isn't there something missing in the conversation that totally supersedes these challenges?
