I am much more of fox than hedgehog. No, I don’t blog every day, but it’s fair to say that I’m pretty prolific. On this site alone, you’ll find a boatload of posts on higher education, Big Data, technology, management, platforms, communications, analytics, and other topics. They generally fall into the following buckets: insights, provocations, musings, predictions, and rants. I write more about big ideas than listicles and snackable content. Finally, I inject humor often into my posts and despise jargon. Click here to see an interactive word cloud and heat map of my posts’ tags.
Book Excerpt: Jargon and the Management “Scientists”
The legacy of Frederick Winslow Taylor lives on.
Who or Whom? As a Matter of Fact, Grammar Does Matter
It’s hard to argue with the benefits of speaking clearly, simply, and correctly.
Has e-mail become too convenient?
Sometimes a little friction can be a good thing.
A Note to Panelists: It’s Not Your Stage
Thoughts on the art of shutting up.
An Intelligent Approach to Cloud Computing
It’s essential to know which business goals your organization is trying to accomplish.
Suggestions Wanted: Which Buzzwords Irk You the Most?
Collecting data on the worst offenders for a future poll.
First Talk on Message Not Received
Here’s the 50-minute video from my talk at Cisco Systems.
The Case for Tweaking
No, not the meth kind.
My First Quartz Piece
Email lets other people schedule your life—here’s how to stop it
Message Not Received T-Shirts
Show the world that e-mail sucks.
How to Speak Data to the Data-Challenged
Tips on communicating to everyday people without confusing them.
New Rule: No More Urgent E-Mails
A look at this contradiction in terms.
New Rule: After Three E-Mails, We Talk
Yes, it’s time to move beyond e-mail.
Message Not Received Media Roundup, Part 1
Things are off to a good start.
Publication of Message Not Received
My seventh book is now officially out.
My Interview with Steven Wilson
I talk to the prog maestro about his moving new album, Hand. Cannot. Erase.