3 Things to know about creating Frictionless Transactions

I can't tell you how many articles I've read about how the world of business is changing; or why your "old school" ways of selling are just not working anymore; or if you're not working the social channels into your marketing,...

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PICK ME! Turning challenges into triumphs

Pick Me! "My back is pressed against the cold block wall and I’m dying from a quiet desperation building inside me, as boy after boy is selected for one of four teams. I grew up with these boys, they’ve known...

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Vinyl making a comeback ... maybe there's a business opportunity in there

This is glimpse into my mind, so I'm just warning you - it can get messy. I got an email from Statistica about how the vinyl record is making a comeback, showing significant growth after a radical decline that bottomed...

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Above the cloud ... from compute to function

In the last decade, nothing has changed the face of IT as much as cloud computing. I remember in 2006 writing an internal research paper on the subject, not really knowing where it was headed, other than it was going...

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Missing out on life ... the dark side of fear

Not to get too dark, but I've had a hard time getting out of my own way lately.  I'm intelligent, I've had success in business, I have made money that puts me in the top 20% in US and top 2% in the world.  Yet, I still run my life as if there is something to fear. I've thought about that recently, getting laid off sucks.  Getting laid...

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IT Service Integration ... the mortar between the bricks

Published on LinkedIn and featured on the Pulse Technology Channel 9/4/2012 By 2020, it won't be about managing technology, it will about managing services Within the world of IT - whether you are a provider or...

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16 must read business classics

I read an article recently about the best business books, and they were all recent publications. Nothing wrong with that, although some of the best books on the subject were written years ago. The following books, written...

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