The Power Of A Kind Word
October 16, 2007
People are the greatest asset of any business. We hear this so often, but do we truly place caring for and about the people we work with at the top of our priority list? How easily we become immersed in the challenges and emergencies of the day... Read more...
Visual thinking practice: How to draw a stick dog
October 16, 2007
.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #FFFFFF; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } stickdog, originally uploaded by dgray_xplane. One of my most popular posts,... Read more...
My sessions at VizThink: What do YOU think?
October 16, 2007
I'll be giving a workshop at VizThink, and also a special pre-session (limited to 50 people) on the Sunday before the event. I would love to get your input about what I should cover. Here are some of my starting thoughts:Who are we? Understanding the... Read more...
Carnival of Small Business Issues - Edition 24
October 16, 2007
Welcome to the 24th edition of the carnival of small business issues. The CoSBI returns home after a month long sojourn. During this time, we have seen the loonie (Canadian dollar) at par with the US dollar and it continues to scale new heights. I wrote... Read more...
Tip: One Way to Help Prevent CLM Failure
October 16, 2007
A little while back (September 5) I wrote a blog entry about the importance of commitment to the success of a CLM solution. I hope I didn’t leave the impression that this is the only reason CLM deployments fail because, unfortunately, there are plenty... Read more...
What can visual thinking do for you?
October 15, 2007
What's the value of visual thinking? Who should go to VizThink? I speak with Rodolfo Carpintier of Baquia TV about the importance of visual thinking for strategy, clarity, and organizational alignment. Read More →
What is VizThink?
October 15, 2007
What is visual thinking? Why should you care? Rodolfo Carpintier of Baquia TV interviews me about the visual thinking revolution and the upcoming VizThink conference. Read More →
Spend Management
October 15, 2007
I have found a very useful document that summarises the big Spend Management Solutions.Click here to viewThe main players are ARIBAEMPTORISICG COMMERCE KETERA TECHNOLOGIES SAP SAS INSTITUTE TRADESTONE SOFTWARE VERTICALNET ZYCUS CADENCE NETWORK ELANCE... Read more...
How to draw — Comic strip artists’ kit
October 15, 2007
I found this over at the Seven Camels blog -- it's a great 7-page quick-course in drawing comics by Disney artist and animator Carson Van Osten.He drew these sketches in 1975 for a presentation to his boss, and they went over so well they printed 2,000... Read more...
How to Leave a Voicemail
October 15, 2007
This cast describes how to leave an effective voicemail. If you’ve ever gotten a voicemail which sounded like, “[your name], this is [their name], call me,” you know why we’re doing this cast. Phone manners have been steadily decreasing... Read more...
