Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com This morning, the IBM Websphere executive team (Nancy Pearson, Marie Wiek, and Beth Smith) offered IT industry analysts a summary of the latest developments from their IMPACT 2011 conference. Although well produced, as expected from IBM, the jargon filled presentation left business-focused analysts with the impression that the IBM … [Read more...] about How to To Hold IT Analyst Calls with More Impact
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A Must Listen: Diane Ravitch Says Standardized Testing Undermines Teaching from NPR Fresh Air
A Must Listen: Diane Ravitch Says Standardized Testing Undermines Teaching from NPR Fresh Air Cover photo by Emily Ranquist on Pexels.com This interview is a couple of weeks old, but it is one of the best discussions I have heard on the issues of American education. I encourage you to take time to listen or read the highlights. My commentary: When you listen to the … [Read more...] about A Must Listen: Diane Ravitch Says Standardized Testing Undermines Teaching from NPR Fresh Air
Infographic: The New Hire-to-Retire Cycle
A few weeks ago I wrote a paper for Cisco that outlined what I call Organization Next. Today I will be with the Human Capital Institute via webinar (sign-up here) talking about the paper through the infographic below, which summarizes the key points of the paper. I look forward to talking with you this morning. PDF here … [Read more...] about Infographic: The New Hire-to-Retire Cycle
FAA Needs to Design Work Experiences to Avoid Fatigue
At the core of Management by Design are the elements of design: Policy and Practice Technology Space As reported in this AP story (Solution for fatigued aviation workers eludes FAA) the FAA is failing on the policy and practice side, and it is putting passengers at risk. They need to address the very real issues of worker fatigue by permitting them to rest at … [Read more...] about FAA Needs to Design Work Experiences to Avoid Fatigue
Going to the Cloud Does Create Risk, Is Uncertain
When the cloud is happily, well, clouding along, delivering services, receiving requests and serving up data, everybody is happy. But companies who rely on the cloud for business have made a strategic choice to put their economic and business viability firmly in the hands of technology, and the arbiters of technology, the cloud service providers. Although cloud services offer … [Read more...] about Going to the Cloud Does Create Risk, Is Uncertain