Case study: How not to run a Great Clips hair cut joint
A case study of how a "no show" at a Great Clips hair cutting place led to a cascade of errors resulting in a ditzy stylist giving me a completely…
Study finds VCs would get better returns investing in startups with age 45-50 year old entreprenuers
A new study found the average founder of the fastest growing tech startups was about 45-years-old — and 50-year-old entrepreneurs were about twice as likely to have a runaway business…
Optimum age to be a successful entrepreneur is 45
The tech industry, and tech VCs, act as if the most successful age for starting a tech business is someone in their 20s. The tech sector tends to view most…
The role of the CIO in the future
With high tech readily available “off the shelf” and probably from an outsourced cloud service, what is the role of the CIO in 10 or 15 years? A world where…
Why on-the-job training has mostly vanished
Is On-the-Job Training Still Worth It for Companies? – Businessweek. The relationship between employers and employees is such that jobs are rarely long lasting anymore. As a result, employers do…
US GAO’s full report on HealthCare.gov management failures
Here is the full report: Ineffective Planning and Oversight Practices Underscore the Need for Improved Contract Management (PDF) I do not have time to read it just now but look…
HR is often a road block to hiring good workers
Ask The Headhunter: The Talent Shortage Myth and Why HR Should Get Out of the Hiring Business | The Business Desk with Paul Solman | PBS NewsHour | PBS. At…
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Future trends in Information Systems and Technology
This past Saturday I attended an IEEE Computer Society-Seattle sponsored seminar on future trends in information systems and technology. Speakers covered a very wide range of topics. Here is a…