Posted by Robert Merrill on October 25, 2008 under Concepts, Software-Intensive Businesses | 
Seth Godin says that you should be careful who you work for, either as an employee or as a client.
Executives and managers, consider the corollary. If you want to hire and retain people with certain character qualities, talents, and skills, then you and your organization probably need to exhibit those. If you are lacking in some way, join the club. We all are. Character can be developed, and skills can be acquired. Talent? Find someone you trust, who has what you lack, and team up. They need you, too.
Posted by Robert Merrill on October 17, 2008 under Concepts |
This figure goes with the article Let’s All Join Hands on WTN, the Wisconsin Technology Network.
The Software Value Circle shows the relationship between cost (creating and operating software) and benefit (use of the software for positive business impact).
Posted by Robert Merrill on October 14, 2008 under Concepts |
Even though I’m on a near total news blackout (in order to conserve my emotional strength for things I can do something about), over the last couple of months I’ve learned a little bit about derivatives (the financial kind) and credit default swaps.
What were they thinking?
It reminds me of a story my father told me. My father is a Depression kid, and was a lawyer in Houston, Texas. Many of his clients were successful small business owners and investors (and probably also Depression kids). When Enron imploded, my father asked one of them, “How much money did you lose?” Read more of this article »
