Monthly Archives: July 2009

From time to time, teams will get into conflict situations. Arbitrators will quickly recognize the issue as a ‘communication gap’, but the parties involved in the conflict will be overcome by their emotion and defensiveness to listen to reason. Try … Continue reading →

Mark Twain described sound bites as “a minimum of sound to a maximum of sense.” Sound bites (yes, apparently ‘sound byte’ is an incorrect usage) can be very useful to communicate the essence of a topic, problem, opportunity or issue … Continue reading →

In the course of executing your strategy you will encounter obstacles, frustration and delays. Remember the saying, ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’? Problems drive discovery/invention of solutions. Problems drive the need for creativity. Without problems, there will be very … Continue reading →

Its why we need to take a shower every now and then.Its why we need a haircut periodically.Its why we need to clip our nails from time to time.Its why we need to refill the gas tank after driving.Its why … Continue reading →

This is an analogy familiar to software programmers. Code that refers to data that does not exist produces software crashes. The whole science of software engineering has spent a lot of effort on creative solutions to prevent such code from … Continue reading →

Meetings are expensive. Consider the following costs: Salary and benefits paid to attendees Infrastructure: phone bill, video conferencing costs, rent etc. Other costs: lunch, drinks etc. If meetings do not have clear agendas (is it to take a decision? deep … Continue reading →