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  • Bush the Elder’s “Vision Thing”

    A colleague suggested a TED talk by Simon Simek on “leadership.”  Can any talk or book about “leadership” be credible? I am suspicious of someone who casually proposes that humans are motivated “by biology not psychology.” As if these could be cleanly partitioned off from one another. I can perhaps overlook that oversimplification. But most organizations “believe”… [Continue Reading]

    Bush the Elder’s “Vision Thing”
  • Recruiting #fail: On Recruiting for Proficiency

    What follows is a position description received this month from a firm  – not a recruiter. Required Technical Skills: Proficiency in all MS Office applications including MS Project Front end development (HTML, Flash, Ajax, Javascript – templates) Back end development (XML, HTTPS, Web Services, Web dav, data mapping) Experience with implementing and managing Demand Ware… [Continue Reading]

    Recruiting #fail: On Recruiting for Proficiency
  • Will $100M Trickle Watson Down to SMB Enterprises?

    Bloomberg News reported that IBM plans to invest an additional $100 million in its Watson technology. Earlier in 2011, Watson exceeded previously unmet expectations for artificial intelligence by easily overwhelming two Jeopardy!champions on national TV. While Watson-like technologies could be used in a variety of settings (e.g., network management or health care), the steep investments IBM has already made suggest… [Continue Reading]

    Will $100M Trickle Watson Down to SMB Enterprises?