Navigating Buzzword Overload: Complexity

23 January, 2022
Communication, Knowledge Management, Productivity, Purposeful Innovation
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Complexity means different things to different people in different conversations. Are we trying to simplify a process? Complexity is bad. Understand a supply chain? Complexity is good. Don't buzzword your initiatives with "complexity" until you get a wee bit more specific.

An Author’s Journey – The Editor’s Harsh Bright Light

25 September, 2019
Communication, Publishing
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Second in a series of articles on the creation of Don’t Think So Much. Exposing yourself to the unbiased eye of your editor will be a humbling, but super valuable, experience.

Fighting over Amber Boxes

Change is a natural part of the Digital Transformation process and nothing to worry about – as long as you don’t get too caught up in the drama of your Preferred Point of View.

IOT Field Notes: Three Distinct Flavors of the IoT Conversation

There are three distinct schools of thought when thinking and talking about IoT and it's impact on their business. When teeing up conversations pointing to megatrends or strategic imperatives, be sure to get specific around what type of IoT conversation you are getting into.

The Digital Imperative: Run to the Toughest Problems

The best time to address the toughest challenges for your Digital Transformation is now - right away!

A Framework for Starting the Internet of Things Conversation

17 September, 2014
Popular, Communication, Internet of Things
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Accelerate your IoT exploration with this simple framework for explaining the building blocks of IoT solutions; target the areas that present the biggest unknowns.

Change Your Definition of Success for Breakthrough Results

18 August, 2014
Popular, Change Management, Communication
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Focus on a better definition of Success - one that delivers results. Quantifiable change, improved operations, smarter people, profitable top line growth - there is a big difference between deliverables and meaningful results.

Run to the Bad News

Cut to the chase! An effective style of communication is to "run to the bad news"; for time-starved stakeholders, this approach works by focusing the attention on the critical few decision points and issues.

Successful Projects Start with Good Discussions

Even in the overhyped world of technology, these non-technical issues (resources, cost, time, priorities) are often the root cause of project difficulty and failure. Talking things out up front can save a lot of headaches and disappointment later.

Opportunity within End-Of-Year Performance Reviews

I'm working this holiday week to get the majority of the written work completed for my 2013 Performance Reviews; I realize it's something that folks do not enjoy doing, but I see it as an incredibly important effort. I like to think my organization and I are doing a fairly good job of communicating on a regular basis, but the structure and the formality of the annual Review process ensures that we are "on the same page" regarding the critical…