Category Archives: management

Culture: An Inside Look at Your Secret Sauce

Posted on June 30, 2010 by binnur

Culture is one of those overloaded terms… So much so that, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn have compiled a comprehensive 160+ definitions of culture in Culture: A critical review of concepts and definitions. Our current take on culture originates from Sir Edward … Continue reading →

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Technology Strategy 101: Competing technologies… Friend or foe?

Posted on February 8, 2010 by binnur

With the announcement of Apple’s iPad tablet, you may have observed jabs between Apple and Adobe regarding the support of Flash Video on Apple’s iPod/iPhone/iPad platform. Though this article is not about this specific dispute, it has been inspired by the … Continue reading →

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Mgmt 101: Lesson in engineering management with LEGOs

Posted on October 19, 2009 by binnur

A brilliant spectrum of reds, yellows and greens… That is what I see out of my office window, and I realize that it has been a while since I posted. This is party due to my summer vacation, but mostly … Continue reading →

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How to Manage Virtual Teams from MIT SMR

Posted on July 2, 2009 by binnur

A recent MIT Sloan Management Review has published a research article on How to Manage Virtual Teams (registration is required). The research highlights the fact that virtual teams, despite their challenges, can deliver significant performance and outperform their colocated counterparts. The article … Continue reading →

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Close the gap between R&D and Customer Support

Posted on June 24, 2009 by binnur

Note: This article is written from the perspective of technology development and leading R&D teams. Developing technology is a relatively simple task when compared to the challenge of getting it diffused and adopted throughout the intended ecosystem. Although there are … Continue reading →

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