Monthly Archives: August 2010

If You Play the Numbers Game, You Will Always Lose When Trying to Change the World

Why do we focus so much on attendance numbers when trying to make change?  The truth is that numbers can deceive us and give us a false sense of progress.  Let me give you an example.
Recently and event was held [...]

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Creativity, Kryptonite to Complexity and Key to the Future

IBM recently released a study on rising complexity in organizations and cited that “creativity” is the key leadership trait that was allowing companies to stand out.  It is what CEO’s find most valuable.

Despite this realization we still have an educational [...]

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You Can’t Do Collaboration Without Being a Collaborator

In various software development circles I hear the phrase “You can’t do Agile, you have to be Agile”.  This makes sense to me so never thought much about it.  However, when asked about Gangplank and describing it we choose say [...]

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