Dates covered: July 29-August 4, 2019 (week 31 of 52) Business How to Do Strategic Planning Like a Futurist (via Harvard Business Review) Companies need to simultaneously think tactics and strategy, short- and long-term. The article closes with an example…
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The Phoenix Project – Part 4
This post continues the book club discussion of The Phoenix Project. See also: The Phoenix Project – Part 3 Here are my notes for chapters 16-20… We discussed Steve confronting Bill about why he wasn’t in the office dealing with…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 30
Dates covered: July 22-28, 2019 (week 30 of 52) Business Why Innovation Labs Fail, and How to Ensure Yours Doesn’t (via Harvard Business Review) Lack of alignment with the business — you need some separation, but also direction for vision,…
The Phoenix Project – Part 3
This post continues the book club discussion of The Phoenix Project. See also: The Phoenix Project – Part 2 Here are my notes for chapters 11-15… Scheduled changes aren’t getting completed because Brent is the hidden dependency. Knowledge should be…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 29
Dates covered: July 15-21, 2019 (week 29 of 52) Business The Case for Hiring More Full-Time Workers (via Harvard Business Review) Many people are taking part in the gig economy; however, this work typically lacks health insurance, unemployment protections, and…
The Phoenix Project – Part 2
This post continues the book club discussion of The Phoenix Project. See also: The Phoenix Project – Part 1 Here are my notes for chapters 6-10… You can’t assign random people to just any project. This speaks to silos of…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 28
Dates covered: July 8-14, 2019 (week 28 of 52) Business Building a Startup That Will Last (via Harvard Business Review) Articulate a value framework oriented toward societal impact, not just financial achievement Demonstrate the ability to execute second and third…
The Phoenix Project – Part 1
The book The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win has become one of the must-read books in the IT/software arena. It’s been on my reading list for over a year, so a few of…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 27
Dates covered: July 1-7, 2019 (week 27 of 52) Business The Upside of Losing Innovative Employees to Competitors (via Harvard Business Review) The article focuses on R&D employees, so your mileage may vary. The relationship between companies isn’t binary, and…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 26
Dates covered: June 24-30, 2019 (week 26 of 52) Business What Startup Employees Can Teach the Rest of Us About Work (via Harvard Business Review) “Where stability and long-term planning were once the mark of a sound strategy, adaptability is…