Yearly Archives: 2007

Good advice: Good and bad ways to go wrong

“Good and bad ways to go wrong” is David Weinberger’s article in KMWorld, and it is a definite good read. David advises us not to be wrong in two or more ways, as that can be disastrous: “you can be … Continue reading

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Why you should care about your organization’s culture

Stop, don’t dismiss or shrug away that little nagging, semi-irritating feeling you get after an interaction with someone in your organization. Ask yourself, “is this a common occurrence?” If the answer is yes, it is time to look at your … Continue reading

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Innovative management: A conversation with Gary Hamel and Lowell Bryan

The McKinsey Quarterly recently had a good discussion on the topic of innovation management (might require free membership to access the content). As Gary Hamel summarizes, the discussion is about the changes that are occurring with management practices and organizational … Continue reading

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Tools and Methods for Quick Idea Validation

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. – Peter Drucker Innovation and risk goes hand in hand. Many initial attempts at trying something new fails. However, through those failures we learn, … Continue reading

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Today is the Blog Action Day: The Environment

Today is the Blog Action Day and this year’s topic is the environment. As technology managers, we are in a position of influence to reduce our impact on the environment. How we develop our innovations and technologies have just as … Continue reading

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