Blogging, rainmaking, and relationship building

No posts in over a month…now that’s a stale blog.  The issue goes back to one of the original questions, to blog or not to blog.  The risks are numerous: frequency of posting, relevance of topics, saying something stupid, blog forum or specific topics may undermine appearance of professionalismm.  Yet, in the face of these [...]

Pick

Tradeoffs are inevitable…
You can have it:

Cheap

Fast

Accurate

Pick two
Pasted on Van Bain’s monitor back in the day when he was a ’software janitor’ and my job title was one of those strange combinations used when they don’t want to use the word secretary.

About consultants

Just for laughs…
A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of the dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man in a Broni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the shepherd…
“If I tell you exactly [...]

On torturing data

“Given the magnitude of the challenge, systems for knowledge creation and use will be obviously pushed, perhaps to their limits. It is important, however, not to push them too hard and too far. To draw on an analogy from statistical analysis, it is one thing to torture the data until they confess; it is something [...]

One of the processes I follow

“Hallo!” said Piglet, “what are you doing?” …
“Tracking something, ” said Winnie-the-Pooh very mysteriously.
“Tracking what?” said Piglet, coming closer.
“That’s just what I ask myself. I ask myself, What?”
“What do you think you’ll answer?”
“I shall have to wait until I catch up with it,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.

From A.A. Milne’s classic.  Paul Velleman puts this snippet at [...]

Mantra is the new Mission Statement

Guy Kawasaki is one of my favorite people thinking about business. I love his cavalier way of thinking about business and how to get things done. I recommend that everybody should at least peruse Art of the Start. One of the items that Guy talks about in the book is the notion of a Mantra. [...]

First Post

So the sledge is coming to fruition. We want to deliver a business that works with small and medium businesses to create better insights into their industry, customer, and market. We believe in multi-tooled practical approach that yields measurable tactical results. We are excited about bringing what we have been talking about to the public domain. [...]