Be You. Be True.
National Coming Out Day means a lot for so many people, and I wanted to share briefly why it is important to me. Until I was around 27, I was not out as a gay man at work or to my family. Since being honest and open with both coworkers and my family, I feel […]
6 signs your business might still be in the dark ages
Technology doesn’t simply enable businesses to be more efficient, it has the power and potential to create entirely new business lines. It can disrupt the current model and displace competitors. The problem is that many companies are still looking for ways that technology can enhance an existing model. That’s old thinking!
Technology is an opportunity not a threat
I don’t think of technology from the perspective of some threat of disruption. I view it as a means to drive value for clients.
Success is all about the C’s
Clearly, it’s not just your work Success is multi-variant, for sure. I’ve known people who were considered amazing employees in one company and complete misses in another. I’ve seen truly smart and talented leaders miss promotion after promotion. And, of course, I have known some that I found mediocre at best that thrived. There are […]
Purging overused buzzwords (Part 3)
The Big-D Jargon Hit list: Cutting out Disintermediation Purging overused buzzwords opens our minds to the new realities of succeeding in business today If you’ve been following any of my blogs lately you’ll know that I’ve been on a rant about jargon, and, so far, have tried to exorcise both digital and disruption from our daily lexicon. Good luck, you say? […]
Purging overused buzzwords (Part 2)
The Big-D hit list: Disrupting the word disruption Purging overused buzzwords is a big step we can take to open our minds to the realities and challenges of succeeding in business today. The problem with business jargon, which most of us use ad nauseam, is that it’s not merely annoying, it carries the real potential […]
Purging overused buzzwords from the lexicon
This post originally appeared on cio.com. Purging overused buzzwords from the lexicon Business has always been plagued by jargon and buzzwords. They’re everywhere. Utility compute morphed into the “cloud” today. We ask people if they have “bandwidth” as if they’re a network device. Consultants want us to “think outside the box” so that we “push […]