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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Where Are All the Tribes?
Over the last few weeks there has been no end to the drama which has been unfolding in the health care debates. Debates of course being a very generous term. What we are seeing is pent up outrage over what people believe they are going to lose, or not going to gain. If there is one thing we can all count on, as much as death and taxes, is that the more a group of people has to gain or lose, the more they will fight to capitalize or preserve their situation. In the case of the US health care reform / health insurance reform there are plenty of groups to “go to work.” Continue reading
30x: Personal Effort vs Corporate Effort
“”…And a weekend-scale implementation on a personal site usually translates roughly into a 90-day implementation cycle in a business context, which is a reasonably approachable project size. (In tech, three days in personal effort often translates to three months of corporate effort.)”"
I’ve always intuitively believed that there is a significant productivity improvement which can be found when sufficiently motivated and talented individuals work on their own projects compared to when they work on corporate projects. But this statement implies a 30x productivity gain. Can this be true? Maybe so… Continue reading
Posted in People / Talent, Technology
Tagged corporate, innovation, inspiration, pareto, personal, productivity
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Physics of IT – What Have We Learned?
While not a complete list, these notable items clearly show that Newton’s physics do apply to IT organizations. Looking at your IT organization in this light allows you additional ways to think through your decisions, and how to direct your organization to its future state. Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Leadership, Process
Tagged acceleration, assets, change, force, mass
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Physics of IT – The Forces You Bring With You
Achieving meaningful change is hard – and the greater the mass, or greater the force of headwinds, the more difficult it is to succeed. It begs the question of “what forces can we marshall to achieve the change we need?” Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Leadership, Management, People / Talent, Process
Tagged culture, execution, Leadership, people, social technology, vision
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