A lot of the information I deal with, either for my day job or for my teaching or blogging, I get from different web published sources, be it blogs or websites. As I really don't have the time to visit each of these sites every single day, I make use of the RSS feeds where … Continue reading Tools I use – Reeder for RSS based information capture
Tools I use – Instapaper as a GTD capture and review bucket
I’ve been a long term user of Instapaper, especially of Marco Arment’s excellent iOS app. I understand there is even an Android application available. Let me illustrate how I use it in my workflow. Gathering inputs I have a rather long commute to work. It takes me about 15 minutes by car and then another … Continue reading Tools I use – Instapaper as a GTD capture and review bucket
The impact of learned helplessness on audit recommendations
Learned helplessness in organisations has become an agent of the resistance Ron Ashkenas wrote a very interesting article on the HBR blog a while back: in "Learned helplessness in organisations" he addresses the "external" excuses that process owners manage to come up with in order not to change their process. To quote him: "This phenomenon … Continue reading The impact of learned helplessness on audit recommendations
How many possible worlds can you see?
I’ve been thinking about the entire subsection of GTD which relates to better definition of outcomes and ultimately better results. The storytelling and delegation post can be considered as a couple of ideas aiming to solve a subset of that entire issue, which can pretty much be summarized as follows: “How do I make sure … Continue reading How many possible worlds can you see?
The advantages of risk and evidence based reengineering
I've expanded on a post I wrote for my old reengineering blog in 2010. Enjoy! I’ve seen a lot of failed reengineering attempts. There are a lot of reasons why reengineering exercises fail and it’s not the purpose of this blog post to evaluate all possible reasons. What I do want to discuss, briefly, is … Continue reading The advantages of risk and evidence based reengineering
Wall Street traders are hackers
A quick post on a very interesting article I recently read by the hand of Mark Cuban. It compares Wall Street traders to hackers. You can find the link by clicking on this blog post title. I found it quite interesting to learn that any regulatory measure runs way behind. From an internal control point … Continue reading Wall Street traders are hackers
Storytelling for better delegation
How often have you uttered ‘I can do it better’ and taken back a responsibility you delegated because you felt it was not appropriately executed? How often have you had the feeling that those reporting to you failed you because they did not ‘adequately’ execute a task? If ‘quite often’ is the answer, there may … Continue reading Storytelling for better delegation
Apple’s retina ‘mistake’?
A short post, but one I started thinking about when I was reading an article on the new HTC Droid and its 440 PPI display. Reading the article, I suddenly became aware that the retina display was the first time I am aware of Apple tried to differentiate itself on the technology, and not on … Continue reading Apple’s retina ‘mistake’?
Good public governance – the other side of using public means
Having to spend time in bed and at home dealing with a severe bronchitis is a good way of writing out some thoughts in a more profound manner than otherwise possible. I try to avoid gibberish as a result of having to swallow multiple antibiotics. My former colleague and fellow blogger Simon Perks wrote an … Continue reading Good public governance – the other side of using public means
An (almost) device-independent information capture and treatment workflow with Evernote and Omnifocus
The information capture problem When I am reviewing the new articles which landed in my Google Reader of Fever feed (yes, I am experimenting with Fever for when Google turns off Reader's lights) I often find myself saving articles to Instapaper. When I read them in Instapaper, I can easily transfer them to Omnifocus, but … Continue reading An (almost) device-independent information capture and treatment workflow with Evernote and Omnifocus
Exploring The Black Box 