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Technology is easy, people are hard
Read more: Technology is easy, people are hardThe title is a great quote from a Canadian company that I worked with in the early 2000s and I’ve used it frequently ever since. There are so many different approaches to change and I watched so many of them unfold in various interactions this past week. I’ll list a few of the change approaches…
Compliance and Punishment – Part 2
Read more: Compliance and Punishment – Part 2This is a follow on from Part 1. The second time I had a regulation that targeted my work was with a State of Colorado agency. We were entering information in an internal system and then manually entering the exact same information in a State of Colorado system. Which seemed like wasted effort to me…
Compliance and Punishment – Part 1
Read more: Compliance and Punishment – Part 1Not quite the Dostoevsky title; close maybe? I’ve had the pleasure twice in my career to have a government regulation created specifically for me. Note that I’m very careful to follow government regulations to the letter and I’m high on full compliance with quality standards. I do read the regulations carefully, though, and am happy…
High Cost, Poor Performance
Read more: High Cost, Poor PerformanceI recently wasted a lot of time troubleshooting a frustrating network speed issue with the largest network vendor in the world (by market capitalization). A very expensive, very sophisticated piece of network equipment was performing worse than my home office equipment. After countless hours with their highest level technical support, it turns out that this…
O AI, AI, wherefore art thou AI?
Read more: O AI, AI, wherefore art thou AI?AI is all over the news and many business leaders that I talk to are worried that they’re behind the curve. Staff that I talk to are worried that their jobs will soon be replaced by AI. AI is great. I use it regularly to help me brainstorm concepts, get the creative juices flowing, and…