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Saturday, February 24, 2007
Meetings Make Us Dumber
Okay, the headline says meetings make us dumber, a theory to which I've subscribed ever since I started going to meetings, but the article really says that meetings make us less creative.
I believe both. Herd mentality often rules meetings; you can almost hear the creativity sucked from the room. But I think meetings actually do make us dumber, as in, if you go to enough meetings, you will soon be a tad dumber. Over time, this can have a significant impact on your IQ, not to mention your willingness to live.
What do you think? Drop me an email and maybe we could set up a meeting to take some measurements.
I believe both. Herd mentality often rules meetings; you can almost hear the creativity sucked from the room. But I think meetings actually do make us dumber, as in, if you go to enough meetings, you will soon be a tad dumber. Over time, this can have a significant impact on your IQ, not to mention your willingness to live.
What do you think? Drop me an email and maybe we could set up a meeting to take some measurements.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Notable Quotes
These are some quotes that struck me today as I read them:
- A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are built for. -- John A. Shedd
- The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives. -- Albert Schweitzer
Friday, January 12, 2007
The Cycle of Sick
The Cycle of Sick is what I call what's currently going on in my household. My wife and I have a one-year old who's in daycare 4 days a week and with Grandma one day a week. We put him in daycare about the same time winter started and he's been nothing but sick since. Now, I don't know whether it's winter, daycare, neither, or both, but I suspect daycare.
Liam is pretty mobile now, though technically his motivation is via crawling rather than walking. Oh, he can walk, but just for a few steps before -- what sometimes appears purposeful -- falling on his behind where he then commences crawling.
Liam is also VERY sociable. He's a social bee, in everybody's business. If a kid has a toy, Liam wants to play, if a little boy has some Cheerios, Liam wants some. If a kid is just sleeping, Liam wants to wake him up. If a kid's chewed on some toy, Liam chews on it, too. And therein lies the rub. Germs are everywhere.
So, he sneezes and coughs. On mommy and daddy. Mommy and daddy get sick. We go to work. He goes to daycare. We spread the love. Mommy and daddy get better. Liam brings home another bug. We get sick again.
Rinse and repeat. The Cycle of Sick prevails. How to stop it? I wish I knew.
Liam is pretty mobile now, though technically his motivation is via crawling rather than walking. Oh, he can walk, but just for a few steps before -- what sometimes appears purposeful -- falling on his behind where he then commences crawling.
Liam is also VERY sociable. He's a social bee, in everybody's business. If a kid has a toy, Liam wants to play, if a little boy has some Cheerios, Liam wants some. If a kid is just sleeping, Liam wants to wake him up. If a kid's chewed on some toy, Liam chews on it, too. And therein lies the rub. Germs are everywhere.
So, he sneezes and coughs. On mommy and daddy. Mommy and daddy get sick. We go to work. He goes to daycare. We spread the love. Mommy and daddy get better. Liam brings home another bug. We get sick again.
Rinse and repeat. The Cycle of Sick prevails. How to stop it? I wish I knew.
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Corportate Performance Management
I just got a new job within the company I work for. I will be managing the performance reporting for a newly-formed group that handles all correspondence with our customers, which includes letters, statements, "plastics" (credit card industry lingo for credit card), and any other form of written communication.
I will be purchasing the book, Corporate Performance Management, with the objective of clarifying, codifying, and building out a performance management reporting structure that is able to grow as the enterprise becomes larger. As we take on more responsibilities, we will need a robust performance management solution. I am the guy tasked with not only setting all this up (i.e., the strategy), but then executing it.
It's a mighty big task with lots of unknowns, and I need all the help I can get. Once I read this book, look for a review of it on this page.
I will be purchasing the book, Corporate Performance Management, with the objective of clarifying, codifying, and building out a performance management reporting structure that is able to grow as the enterprise becomes larger. As we take on more responsibilities, we will need a robust performance management solution. I am the guy tasked with not only setting all this up (i.e., the strategy), but then executing it.
It's a mighty big task with lots of unknowns, and I need all the help I can get. Once I read this book, look for a review of it on this page.
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