When the pressure is on to perform at a higher level due to limited resources and tight time constraints, your team’s morale is likely suffering. As a manager, you are probably also feeling overwhelmed. Many of us have experienced wanting to be proactive but struggling to find time to focus on the less tangible aspectsRead… Read more »
Unfortunately due to some travel issues I missed some of the morning sessions at the Troux Worldwide Conference and apparently I missed some absolutely spectacular presentations. They included: “The New Normal” by Peter Hinssen and “The Journey to Business Value” by Bill Cason, but I did get there in time to catch some really goodRead… Read more »
E-learning has been known to be one of the fastest growing means of education in the modern day world. The advances of the technology have granted all the possible sources to make learning interesting and stress free. The discovery of modern devices has brought the tool of e-learning into the hands of many. Since weRead… Read more »
If you work in the public/nonprofit sectors, please join the Public Service Research Panel (http:www.PSRPanel.org) The PSR Panel is an opt-in, online community of professionals in the public and nonprofit sectors who receive occasional email invitations to participate in web-based surveys. Survey topics may include job satisfactions, decision making, technology, collaboration, leadership, and other topics.Read… Read more »
Does big data really matter? TechAmerica’s new survey says a resounding yes. “We found there is a lot of potential for big data. The government could save up to 10% a year. 10% is no joke, that is about $380 billion a year,” said Jennifer Kerber. Kerber is the President of the TechAmerica Foundation. SheRead… Read more »
It was Christmas Day and Suzie’s Mother arose early to start the holiday meal. Suzy heard Mom in the kitchen and ran down to join her. As Suzy watched, Mom took a large ham from the refrigerator, unwrapped it, then placed it on a cutting board. She then took a knife and cut a thickRead… Read more »
A few simple questions to avoid this ↑ I’m sure there are a lot of people out there that have experienced system design and lived to tell about. I had a scrape with it this morning and I thought I’d share because I think it highlights some of the type of thinking that absolutely hasRead… Read more »
The Government Accountability Office has looked at the growing number of cybersecurity threats facing our nation. And it’s no small number. The GAO says the increase in cyber attack reported to CERT in the last 6 years has grown by 782%. There were 5,500 incidents in 2006, last year there were 48,000. So what isRead… Read more »
Hopefully we can all get past the fact that there are both physiological and attitudinal learning disabilities (dysfunctional attitudes and mindsets can disable our ability to learn, just as can dysfunctional physiological characteristics), and focus on the intent and content of the blog. The Parable of the Frog and The Delusion of Learning from ExperienceRead… Read more »
Yesterday the MongoDB Days tour made a stop in Washington, DC at the Newseum for a full day event around their NoSQL database. While the entire day was jam packed with valuable content and information, here are the main takeaways… JP Prochazka, of RadiantBlue, summarized the main features of MongoDB in relation to GeoSpacial uses.Read… Read more »