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Regarding David Brooks on Dull CEOs
In his recent NYT op-ed on CEO personalities’ impact on management efficacy David Brooks draws a contrast between staid operationally focused personalities and empathetic and charismatic leaders. As a Brook’s fan I was excited he took on the topic. The Corporate Challenge Isn’t Homogeneous The corporate challenge isn’t as singular as the article casts it ...
The Defenestration of Seth Godin
Seth Godin is a smart guy–I read his books and subscribe to his blog. I wouldn’t mind being his friend, there is a lot to like about his approach. The concept of permission marketing was a great addition to my playbook. But there is something sugary about his books. They have the feeling of a ...
IBM’s Webspan Cloud to Compete with Azure?
Having thrown a little sand at IBM’s lack of a cloud compute service, I read the recent headlines about IBM Webspan with some trepidation. Geek’s.com proclaimed “IBM announces WebSpan, the first Windows Azure alternative,” gulp, had IBM really created a massive cloud service to rival the scope of Azure? No: desite the hyperbolic headline this is an ...
Technology and the Art of BCG Matrix
This week saw Sun's final Q3 Sun's earnings annoucement and an unusual silence from the sometimes bumptious Jonathan Schwartz. It also marked one year since he lost credibility on wall-street in the surprise whiff of a Q3 last year. Instead of rehashing a year of credibility free fall I want to take a step back ...
IBM’s Quiet Cloud
Last Thursday IBM spoke about its future cloud service plans. They outlined a coming developer focused cloud service. They didn’t launch, price, or detail, they once again… outlined. Prediction: IBM isn’t going to make big waves in this market for some time, and this announcement caps years of rumors dating back to 2005 when they ...
