I’ve long thought that our society should patronize and develop more services on the model of not-profit-motivated WordPress, Wikipedia, Drupal, and craigslist if we want a better world. I’m not condemning venture-funded and profit-motivated companies. They’ve done and will do great things; but in a macro sense, it’d be better to develop more companies oriented…
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Strategy in Company Location and Technology Choice (or Non-Choice)
I occasionally look at classified ads of companies seeking employees. In a large number of them, two things stick out as compromising the productivity and competitiveness of firms. Small decisions or non-decisions that lead to failing to change, add up. First is location. Are you going to get creative employees if you’re located in an…
If you get too much email, maybe you should spend more time WRITING each email
If you concentrate on writing clearly and concisely, when it’s your role to weigh in, to only the people who need that information, you and your co-workers will get less email. When someone multi-tasking fires off an unclear email to 8 people, that will often generate 10 more emails rather than settle a matter as…