The Tortoise and the Hare
I hope you enjoyed your Fourth of July. Besides the heat it was a great day, and when you live in Chicago heat beats cold any day. I am sure many of you are enjoying a nice long break, one of the perks of the…
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What Is a Millennial to Do?
Lately, I have been thinking about Anne’s blog post from a few weeks ago called Next Practices with “Generation Next.” In the article, she talks about Millennials (folks born between 1980 and 1995), and since I was born in 1980, I guess I fit into…
The Value Trap
I often pose these questions to senior executives from software companies and their reaction is invariably quite amusing. If they were to ship the identical software to three different customers, would the customers have achieved totally different value from the same software if we went back two years later? If so, why is that, given that all three received the same exact software? And would any of them have achieved the intended value from the software?
Take Care of Your Best People or Someone Else Will
Take care of your best people or someone else will. I’m sure you have heard this saying many times; I know that I have. How many of us really internalize the meaning to ensure that we are indeed doing everything we can to retain our very best people?
Where Has All the Inspiration Gone?
This weekend my parents were in town from Pittsburgh, PA. They visit every summer during my dad’s vacation. Because my dad is using his vacation time, I always try to plan something special and have him pick what he would like to do. This year…