I recently found myself in a pleasant conversation with an administrator of higher education. The college had hired me as a consultant to advise them on the future of their technology program. Kim Hunter shared with me some sage advice that her college advisor had shared with her many years before, advice that she has [...]
The recent news about Steve Jobs stepping down from Apple was disheartening to all of us in the information technology field. Under the visionary leadership of Steve Jobs, Apple was transformed from a fringe computer company to the world’s leader in innovation. A transformation like this requires passionate vision – vision that sees way beyond [...]
Small businesses and nonprofit organizations have to be leaner than ever before with both human and technology resources. Remember that your organization does not exist for the sake of technology; technology exists to support your organization’s goals. If technology (resources, management, staff) is distracting you from your business goals or dominating your budget, consider alternatives [...]
I will admit it: I was skeptical. When my marketing guru told me that I needed to be active on Twitter, that I need a blog and that I needed to make sure my LinkedIn profile was current and active, I wondered if this wave she was chasing would soon be crashing. But she’s good, [...]
Technology is my day job, so I think about it often. What strikes me is how infrequently most people think about it. We send emails and surf the web, expecting everything to work. And most of the time it does. Back in 1983 when I started TechSoft Systems with some buddies, it was all about [...]