tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55556673947314028962011-11-27T15:49:17.476-08:00Capturing thoughts on how Strategy Development & Execution invades all aspects of our professional and personal lives. I hope you will find (comment & share) something useful!derik perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02767110815090762661noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555667394731402896.post-47325173969376599082010-08-20T06:23:00.001-07:002010-08-20T06:23:12.662-07:00

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The other day I was driving and listening to an NPR story on the poor state of GM and the very uncertain future of Saturn (you can hear it here http://bit.ly/QLbXD). As the story went on I passed very quickly by both a Toyota Camry Hybrid and a Pontiac G8. Both very nice, but very different cars and it stated me wondering: “What is the strategy of the administration with respect to managing

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Subtitle: Is this Twitter for the Devloping World the Right Approach?Ushahidi is a very interesting tool that was build to promote text based sharing of personal accounts of current events going on in Africa. The goal is to promote safety and transparency in real time event reporting. This is obviously important in places where the media, local and federal governments may not always have the

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Quietly, technology tends to infiltrate our lives and we start to do things differently (and hopefully more efficiently). Some technologies have been referred to as disruptor's because they disrupt the status-quo, or shake up the dominant businesses in a particular industry. Such disruptor's of yesteryear could include the affordable VCR (for releasing the chain to TV scheduling & opening up

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Is Change Always for the Better?Government under the Obama administration is all about change. While 69 million Americans voted for that change, nearly 61 million Americans did not. So is change what everyone wants? Not really, but will it help government be more efficient, more responsive and possible help the economy? You can be the judge of that. First lets consider what information people

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Lessons can certainly be learned from failed effort of the Dot Com era.  But how do they apply to business in today's economic turmoil?  That is for each and every business model owner to figure out.  But the first part assumes one can access a wealth of understanding about what went right and what went wrong during that time.    So where do you go, or who ya gonna call?  Lets start in the

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In this world of market turbulence, and lack of week to week or even day to day predictability in the market (as if we ever had predictability), the Feds step in and try to engineer the market for entities selling what they do not own. As a capitalist, you might say, "Hey, if someone can sell something they don't own, and someone is willing to buy it, then why should I care?" Good question.The

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I guess I'm of age now. I'm not scanning the obits, but this was presented to me my Google news reader - and i'm glad it did.The Last Lecture series of lectures was made much more famous by this one CMU professor Randy Pausch who had developed pancreatic cancer, yet talked to the audience about redefining your priorities and reaching your goals. Great video (on youtube/google and just about any

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What is innovation? How does it happen? Why are accidents so important in resarch and discovery? These questions won't be answered here, but here are some stories that help stress their import. gladwell dot com - in the air

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So what are Aussies doing on the net, together? Here is a list the top Web 2.0 sites that some find interesting. While the list is published by an Austrian, the interconnection of web use in AU is not that different from that in the US.Why should you care? Good question. It could that you suffer from ADD or you simply follow trends in usage of the net and how it could be utilized to benefit

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SOCIAL NETWORKING and THE JOB HUNT?Do social networking sites factor into one's strategies for the most effecient way to find your next gig? They certainly should. If potential employers are looking at these sites, shouldn't you also factor into these sites. Finding future co-workers. Finding ex employees of a target firm or industry is certainly possible. You would do this normally using

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HOW FIRMS ARE AIMING FOR YOUR KIDS ON LINE:Playing a video game against a computer is one thing. But online services are increasingly being targeted at kids. Showing that interacting with actual humans can be much more interesting, especially when the person behind that other avatar might be your own child.When Web Time Is Playtime - New York Times

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Balanced Score Card - Is it overly complex, to hard to implement, or only for the big enterprise? Gene Mark says no: and that small businesses can benefit too from BSC. Enjoy this Forbes article, but recognize its just a scratch of the surface. You decide if its big impact from simple solutions or little yeilds from little steps....Ever try to keep a scorecard at a little league baseball game?

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Looks like the tech landscape will start to get a little clearer in the home video market. The battle for physical format is now over: and the winner is ..............Netflix Sides With Blu-ray In HD Format War - The Channel Wire - IT Channel News And Views by CRN and VARBusiness...... the winner is Sony's BluRay disc format. Its clearly technologically superior, and would be more useful when

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Transition planning is vital component of strategic planning. Its a hard and difficult task, transforming an organization or transitioning yourself between roles. Enjoy this informative video presentation of very good transition planning. Hopefully Bill Gates can shed some light on this process here.dp Musings: Retiring is Hard Even for Bill

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Okay, so I am new to owning an iPod, well actually an iPhone and I am fascinated by all the nuances of digital media. Where to get it, DRM freedoms, and reuse capabilities. Because my iPhone is great for playing music, listening to lectures, watching dumb TV shows and the like. I like it because I can't stand main stream everything. In fact I haven't subscribed to cable in 10 years. Though I do

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Some agencies think that the plans to score well on the PMA is a strategy in itself. While other agencies think that having a budget is a portfolio strategy (i.e. rollup of many OMB 300s), and some agencies use Enterprise Architectures (and transition plans) as their strategy. (I name no names for a reason). Nonetheless, setting strategic direction is not just a one time or annual exercise.

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This article makes one pause and take stock. Why is it that such a large portion of middle class black folk are NOT doing as well as their parents? It seems almost unAmerican. This article unfortunately doesn't answer that question. But some hypothoses may touch on affirmative action roll backs, the lack of cultural support of African Americans outside the church (ie. declining membership in

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Jefferson Wells, APQC Research Uncovers Key Initiatives That Turn Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance into a Strategic AdvantageJefferson Wells, APQC Research Uncovers Key Initiatives That Turn Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance into a Strategic AdvantageResearch Findings Will Help Companies Leverage Compliance to Optimize Shareholder ValueMILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was introduced

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