Thoughts on risk
In Forbes: "Half the failures in life arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping"
Risk & Governance
Election fraud in the future
I've just caught on to this story, which seems to have been going on for a while, in which it is alleged that the company that makes a significant number of US…
Trends
"That's from the olden days, daddy!"
I've started writing a bi-weekly column for the online newsletter of an association of "association executives." My first column -- "10 Things My Kids Think Are From the…
Media & Press
Department of Defense keynote
Next week, I'll provide the opening keynote for the US Department of Defense DoD Maintenance Symposium & Exhibition, being held in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, hosted…
Government · Keynotes & Events
Apple's sense of humor
Apple announced iTunes for Windows today (everyone knows that) but you might not have seen what they did with their home page. [ bigger image ] A reference to the fact…
From the Archives
A keynote for the American Federation of Teachers
I'll be keynoting the semi-annual American Federation of Teachers technology conference in Washington on Friday, December 5th in Washington. The theme of the conference…
Education · Keynotes & Events
Nomadic workers....
It's Small Business Week. Here's an interesting stat spotted in the New Zealand Herald-Tribune today: "A recent survey undertaken by Home Business New Zealand, in…
From the Archives
The lengths they'll go to.....
Spammers and net-con-artists try to get more sophisticated all the time. I received this message today : From: "Richard Glicksman" Date: Wed, 15, Oct 2003 09:06:44 -0700…
From the Archives
Another broken music service
Much fanfare announcing Puretracks today, a Canadian service that offers tunes for sale. I won't sign up. Why? You can only listen to tunes through Windows Media Player…
From the Archives
Another keynote for SAP -- next week in Chicago
I received an e-mail from SAP this morning: "...thank you very much for the excellent presentation that you delivered for us last week at the SAP Business Forum in…
Keynotes & Events
Smart frogs ....
Today is my keynote at the SAP Business forum ... with the key message being that it is the "smart frogs" who are continuing to streamline and re-engineer their internal…
Keynotes & Events
Traditional offices -- Boring as sin!
I'm quoted in the Edmonton Journal today in an article about an innovative, new, cooperative office space. No link to the full article yet, but I'm working on it. Jim…
Media & Press · Megatrends