Because It’s The Weekend: Telehack Into The Past
The era of networked computing is definitely old enough to have its own nostalgia today. I still remember using my…
Wow vs. Ah-ha: Artists and Practitioners in Data Visualization
I returned this week from the Eyeo festival, a gathering of many of the world’s most influential and innovative data…
Identity and Privacy: Early Indications, June 2011
With the soft launch of Google Plus, it's an opportune time to thinkabout digital privacy, insofar as Google is explicitly…
Comments on the Nine Laws of Data Mining
After reading the article from Tom Khabaza, I want to discuss some aspects of it with you.
Five Top Tips for Corporate Performance Management (CPM)
CPM is about managing and improving business performance, which, of course, is at the top of the agenda of senior…
Rules for Assuring Poor Performance
In 1773 Benjamin Franklin, one of the USA’s founding fathers, wrote a pamphlet aimed at the royalty of England titled…
The Confusing World of Social Business
I have the privilege of working with two gentlemen that put most “thought leaders” to shame. I am referring, of…
Managing By the Numbers: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish?
Every good business manager loves metrics. After all, the old adage, “You can't manage what you don't measure” still holds…
Voltaire, Apple, and the Myth of Perfect
I’ve been doing a great deal of research on Apple lately for my new book. In so doing, I’ve stumbled…