I’m taking a Project Management course this summer semester, and my main reading assignment is “The Distance Manager” by Kimball Fisher & Mareen Duncan Fisher. I have poured through the first 3 chapters so far and it has been awesome! Even though many of the management and organizational development principles outlines are targed at Distance…
Month: May 2007
Read my blog via email…
For those of you who just might be discovering my Technology & Communications blog, welcome. I have just added an email subscription field to the header. This will let you receive my most recent blog posts once a day. If you prefer RSS, thats available at the bottom, as well as on the top right…
Catching up after vacations…
I haven’t had a chance to post any more thoughts on my Honduras vacation and more pictures. I’m spending the weekend at the in-laws, enjoying our three-day weekend. Plenty of catching up to do.
Declaring Email Bankruptcy
Right now, I have over 430 emails that I have not read. Truth be told, most of those are either spam or subscriptions that have lost my interest. I try to delete every email I have decided I won’t read, but I don’t delete emails from co-workers or clients (CYA policy). So, I do have…
Honduras Day 5
We have relocated to the northern coast of Honduras to the city of La Ceiba. We are staying at a good friend’s apartment in the outskirts of the city. Last night I was invited to give a short presentation on Internet Safety to a group of businessmen and their wives from a local Church in…
Blogging Expertise: What makes a good blog post?
Here is a great resource for those bloggers just starting up. Many good writers get stuck when they decide to start blogging, mostly because they aren’t sure what they’re shooting for in a blog post. I’ll write another post about how to choose a post topic in the near future, but regardless of the specific…
Fresh, Elegant and Clean WordPress Themes
If you are looking into getting your own WordPress blog, check out Smashing Magazine’s list of fresh, clean wordpress themes. They are a great resource for graphics, icons, and design ideas. We like to observe the Web. We like to present fresh ideas, creative solutions and interesting approaches. We like to share them with our…
Funny for the day: The Everyday Economist
Ever since taking my first Economics class as part of my MBA program, I have enjoyed the study of free-market economics. Here is a funny I saw a few days ago that illustrates the nature of economics — for everything there is a tradeoff.
Leadership Institute Training
Some days ago, I had the opportunity to give a session on Internet and Email marketing to a group of students at the Leadership Institute. I had a picture taken (so I could show off) and I finally got around to put it up. According to the session feedback forms I got back, I didn’t…
Vacation Time In Honduras — The First Day
I am in the city of San Pedro Sula, Honduras for a long-awaited week long vacation. The weather is sweltering hot — 91 degrees to be exact — but the people are as noble as I remembered them. As our airplane landed, I could see the countryside as beautiful as always. My wife noticed the…
“Clicks” vs. “Bricks” bookstores
I’ve been considering how a “bricks” bookstore would compete in today’s online world, and in the retail bookstore industry that has been transformed by Amazon.com. The best way to compete as a local bookstore would be through the smart use of low-cost technologies, combined with a unique, customized, quality customer service and an in-depth knowledge…
Governor Richardson and YouTube Political Ads
Townhall.com’s Matt Lewis commented on Bill Richardson’s new TV ads and calls them brilliant. Proof it doesn’t take a ton of money to make a good web ad … I can glean a few key lessons from these ads. First, as it seems Governor Richardson’s campaign is doing, YouTube is a great place to “Focus…