Blog
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, #WFH, Big Data, technology, 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 tree map of my posts’ tags.
Googled by Ken Auletta
This book challenges core assumptions held by so many and asks troubling questions about all things digital.
Eating the Dinosaur
My take on this a collection of twelve disparate essays about a wide range of topics.
2009: A Look Back and Forward
Thoughts on the new year.
My Social Media Experiment
Fed up with my recurrent VOIP problems, I have decided to take Comcast to task.
The Big Lebowski and the State of Book Publishing
Old Guard media institutions have been slow to embrace the digital age.
2009: A Year of Tensions and Technology
I can’t help but be a little frightened about the implications of these stories.
Can Consultants Lead?
Three viewpoints on an interesting subject.
The Practice Mentality
Denial is a better way of getting through another day.
When Consultants Attack….Other Consultants
It’s unfortunate when consultants bicker. Read about why this still happens.
Social Networking in the Workplace
Social networking in the workplace is one hot topic these days. Read why.
Interview with Scott Berkun
The author talks to me about his new book, speaking, and other goodies.
Trust Agents
Brogan and Smith detail the many ways that one can use the Internet these days.
In Defense of Consultants: A Punch-Out Based Rant
Clients who routinely ignore consultants’ advice must forfeit the right to blame said consultants forever.
The Chopping Block: Cutting Features from an IT Project
Consider dropping non-essential features for the good of the project and the organization.
Free by Chris Anderson
A review of Anderson’s follow up to The Long Tail.
Project Management Lessons from Rush
What you can learn about project management from the world’s greatest band.