Yearly Archives: 2006

Moods and Productivity

Posted on December 30, 2006 by binnur

Recently, I read an article on moods and how they potentially effect our daily results at Knowledge@Wharton. You might need a free subscription to the site to access the article: “Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Desk: The … Continue reading →

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Where is technology when you need it the most?

Posted on December 28, 2006 by binnur

You might have heard about the latest windstorm in the greater Seattle area that impacted about a million people by depriving them of their electricity. Well, we were among those impacted, with 65 hours to wait before our power came … Continue reading →

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Innovation: the latest hype, fad, silver bullet, savior, …?

Posted on December 19, 2006 by binnur

Have you ever had one of those moments where all you wanted to do is scream and ask for forgiveness? I had mine last night, after noting that yet another person has a title containing innovation. I felt a sudden … Continue reading →

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Quantifying Innovation

Posted on December 14, 2006 by binnur

As research from IBM and the Boston Consulting Group captures, in today’s competitive environment, CEOs are looking at innovation to bring top line growth. In my recent “Innovation and Profitability” article posted at KiteTail.com, I discussed how different innovation types … Continue reading →

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Death by a Thousand Meetings

Posted on December 1, 2006 by binnur

Reading Moishe Lettvin’s blog on “The Windows Shutdown crapfest” brought back memories of my own war stories on surviving meeting madness during my life in the big corporation. Here are few tools that worked for my team and me. You … Continue reading →

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