Email and Slack ARE KILLING ME!
I know I’m not alone. I feel the comfort of knowing I’m not alone, but what are we doing about it? There is so much information, so many requests, so many “Quick…
The problem with KPI’s
Towards the end of his tenure as co-CEO at SAP, Jim Hagemann Snabe discovered that the organization had more than 50,000 key performance indicators (KPIs). Snabe reflected, “We were trying to run…
Overchoice – Overwhelmed by Choice
How do you prepare for another Industrial Revolution? If you believe it is happening or around the corner, you are likely taking Digital Transformation seriously. And, like any significant change, you are…
Why Best Practices May Not Work For You
Many books and blogs (including this one) share best practices for Digital Transformation efforts and Software implementations. And many of them, including this one, don’t say this enough: Best Practices for One…
The Truth in Software
In my time in software (Delivery, Sales, and Support), I’ve learned a few inevitable truths related to the dynamics of the groups within a Software Organization. I’m sure many would dispute some…
Exploring Cultural Norms
Culture eats strategy for breakfast. – Peter Drucker If this is the case, why is Change Management, an effort to address the Cultural underpinnings of Change Initiatives, often seen as wasteful? We…
Permission to Take a Chance
Sometimes we need permission to do something outside our routine. To take a jump. To be uncomfortable. I’m very much like that. I don’t need permission to do what I always do. But…
How Losing Your Keys Can Help Address Showstoppers
The other day I lost my keys and asked my daughter to help me look for them. However, her idea of “looking” was to stand in one place and occasionally turn her…
Pre-mortem – How to Prepare for Change
You get assigned an implementation. It’s terrifying – people are going to hate it. So, you pick a team. And now you and your team are shaking in fear. “Why me?” you…
Motivation for Creative Professionals
In the book The Rise of the Creative Class, Author Richard Florida postulates that motivation for Creatives is more intrinsic than extrinsic. Extrinsic Motivation uses rewards or punishment to motivate the correct behavior….