Zapaterismo

I was watching the Final Four with my wife last night when she posed the question, “Why don’t you see more star athletes become great coaches?”
It’s a very thoughtful and quite natural thing to ask. After all, in most organizations, the best “players” are often first in line to replace their bosses.  That’s simply the [...]

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MADE TO STICK!

(Full disclosure: I am in no way affiliated with the book or the authors and have nothing to gain by promoting it.  I just really liked it and think you would, too.)

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I'll be back online around the 1st of the year. 

Mele Kalikimaka, everyone!

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I've been spending some time over the last few days exploring the financial statements of those SaaS talent management vendors that are publicly traded.  

While most continue to see very strong top-line growth, profitability remains an elusive target. This may not have been a major concern even 6-9 months ago, when multiple financing options were [...]

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I caught this article on Steve Jobs' "leaked" apology regarding MobileMe, which has apparently been struggling. 
I thought it worth sharing, as the positive reviews it has received from the ever-skeptical blogosphere show how much people generally appreciate sincere apologies from companies that screw up. 
Too bad in this case it had to be done [...]

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Hi, I’m Mike.  And this is my first post.
Well, not really.  I have been blogging since about 2005, under a different alias and for different purposes. However, I’ve never been good about giving people a consistent flow of material to mull over. I spend hours on one post, trying to be as insightful as humanly [...]

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