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#170 – WHAT DOES ELOQUENT DESIGN MEAN TO YOU? – JOHN AYERS

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AAAEloquence has many definitions primarily applied to speaking and writing.  One definition is the art or practice of using fluent, forceful, and persuasive discourse. Over the ages, authors have variously described eloquence as “words sweetly placed and modestly directed” (William Shakespeare), “a painting of thought” (Blaise Pascal), “the poetry of prose” (William Cullen Bryant), “the appropriate organ of the highest personal energy” (Ralph Waldo Emerson), and “the art of clothing the thought in apt, significant and sounding words” (John Dryden). Continue reading →

#170 – IT’S ALL ABOUT SURVIVABILITY – GEARY SIKICH

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Untitled1-150x150If you want senior management to pay attention give them something that challenges their focus – and understand that their focus is not on how many computers you have or RTO, RPO stats.  It is on business survivability – will we be in business tomorrow given the issues that we face today.

What is more important to your organization’s continuity of operations – how many computers you have or where your competition will be coming from in the next five years? Continue reading →

#170 – THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY NARRATIVE – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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ABC FredLittle Compromises and Future Costs

In a recent Seth Godin blog, Counting beans he talks about the eventual costs of little compromises. The immediate benefit may be celebration worthy, yet

But overlooked are the unknown costs over time, the erosion in brand, the loss in quality, the subtraction from something that took years to add up.

This certainly applies to reliability as well. Deferring maintenance just one more month, addressing one more software bug can be done after shipping, and similar small shifts erode reliability of your system. Continue reading →

#170 – HOW THE JOB SEARCH CHANGED SINCE 2009 – ELIZABETH LIONS

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Picture1Did realize how many people are looking for a new job?

According to LinkedIn’s survey report in 2016, 87% of passive and active candidates are open to a new job. The number one reason for wanting a new job is career advancement and growth.

In the last three years, I’ve been surprised to find clients come to me looking for new roles that have been with a company ten years or more. Baffled with how much the job market and recruiting trends have changed, they seek solid advice. Continue reading →

#169 – PDCA IS NOT BEST PRACTICE – GREG CARROLL

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team-carroll-150x150There is a gaggle of Management Consultants pushing the 20th century mantra of Good Management Practice as a panacea to all the ill of today’s business environment. The key plank in most of these methodologies is that old chestnut “the PDCA cycle” for Continuous Improvement. If your consultant wears this as a badge, run a mile

Business Management is no longer just about Financial Accounting or Office Administration.  And Best Practice is not just someone’s vague opinion.  Leading businesses from around the world have, thru the international standards organization, put down a comprehensive set of guidelines for a broad range of Systems Management areas covering the lifecycle management Best Practices. Continue reading →