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Field Notes: Video Conferencing for Business Conversations

By ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This past week saw my first experience with video conference calling – something obvious to consider in these tight economic times. Some observations – I got quick feedback that my original camera position was disconcerting for the others. I had put it off to the side, which made me look “off camera”, almost in profile, [...]

Third Time’s the Charm? Blackberry Bold

By ⋅ January 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I recently had to part ways with my Blackberry Pearl – some heartache, I suppose, but time and product innnovation march on. There is a lot to like about the Blackberry Bold – I am definitely happy to have made the change … <aside> … although my inner conspiracy theorist sees a case of planned [...]

Hidden Gold in Automating Recurring Processes

By ⋅ May 28, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s a typical IT scenario: each quarter, you need to check audit user access to a critical application. Your internal security standards require that you revoke access for those who haven’t been on the system for over 90 days. I’ve seen this before, and the process (at the time) had many challenges: It’s manual; we [...]

Inspiration, with some elements of Art
Writing like a fiend

By ⋅ August 27, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

It may not look like I’m blogging here all that religiously, but I am writing like a fiend these days. It’s a productivity habit I picked up last year; I keep journals of most/all conversations and meetings during the business day, sort of like a blog for myself. This began a few years ago, as [...]

Execution, with some elements of Art
Coaching for the day – some basic time management skills

By ⋅ May 10, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Most folks will tell you they are woefully short on resources, with way too many requests / tasks / todos coming their way. It’s seems to be a tough thing for folks to Just Say No to all the ad hoc requests that come their way. Same thing goes for the mythical “written requirements” for [...]

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