“ Offsite scavenger hunts focused on creativity and business goals can be a fun and meaningful way for teammates to bond and work toward completing a fun mission outside of the office. Activities like competitor recon, venue surveys and trade show participation allow teams to work on tasks that aren’t part of their daily routine, […]
“ “These two roles are completely intertwined in a business that is customer-focused. The CPO and CTO should be focused on sharing similar business values and supporting each other, whether it be in terms of internal systems, external product feature sets or tools for personnel. Having cohesion across business and product offerings differentiates a customer-focused […]
“ I’ve found that consensus leads to a stifling of innovation and forward momentum within a business. Instead, I find that a small group of leaders should meet and then move the organization forward, leading by example. Management by committee never works, and waiting for everyone to agree is never the sign of a healthy […]
“ Outsourcing and automation can only do so much before they start diluting your business. When you have an intelligent partnership that can grow and change along with your business, it is far more potent and effective. Ensure you’re focusing all efforts on your company’s “why.” Things that don’t directly impact that “why” can be […]
“ Our message is less about work-life balance and more about work-life harmony. I strive to ensure each individual is able to achieve both their professional and personal goals. When you trust employees and set measurable goals and achievements, everyone is on the same page. Just as in life, there have to be positive and […]
“ The most successful migrations I’ve seen occurred when new projects and work were fed only to the new tool. This method encourages employees to adopt the new tool and explore it while working on something real that impacts their daily lives. Demos, training sessions and fiction are fun, but nothing drives adoption like the […]
“ There’s no better pleasure than flipping through an endless magazine of personalized news, articles and information. I find myself gaining new interests and more information by using Flipboard during downtime than I ever could with social media apps. For my money, Flipboard is king when it comes to news aggregation, user experience and a […]
“ Creating a company culture that supports helping each other and identifying ways of improving allows new people to rapidly learn from their mistakes. It also allows new personnel to have face time with different departments and different individuals as well as involvement in the processes and workflows of different co-workers. Culture is everything. It […]
“ Learning to code is like learning a language. It’s necessary in some situations, and handy from time to time. Learning logic is more like learning to communicate. It’s not the same as coding. Far too many technologists fail to understand how computers and code work, which is far more fundamental than the language itself. […]
“ Far too often, the workflow is overlooked in an organization. Following the flow of information from the beginning to the end leads to understanding where complexities are hiding and where bottlenecks in process and access live. IT folks either create bottlenecks in this workflow because of ignorance or reduce bottlenecks because they focus on […]
