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I thought that it was interesting that Microsoft, a company that is creating the leading edge of software technology in North America, can't hire competent financial staff. 😛
I told the...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
March 24, 2009 at 6:44 am
Steve Jones - Editor (3/11/2009)
I tend to think that we ought to have separate sample dbs.
GSquared (3/11/2009)
Separate databases also works.
I love the way it sounds much more official when it...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
March 11, 2009 at 11:35 am
Why not still keep it simple with multiple training databases. So, keep Northwind as a general database. Then you can have one simple database that shows how to use analysis...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
March 11, 2009 at 7:24 am
There are 2 things that I really like about a union - and they both have to do with pay structure and seniority.
1) There is a well defined job description...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
March 6, 2009 at 9:30 am
Steve S. (3/5/2009)
This boss definitely does not have your best interest at heart.
Yeah - no kidding. I have no clue whether he is trying for a, b, or c.
The...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
March 5, 2009 at 7:58 am
Really, it depends on your boss.
I had a list of accomplishments that I brought up in my review. In 2008, I definitely went above and beyond what other programmers...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
March 5, 2009 at 6:31 am
We are running on 2005 here - but it sounds like this company was a late-adopter of even 2005. We would like to move to 2008 for the better BI...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
March 4, 2009 at 6:49 am
Maybe IT can get its bailout after the porn industry does: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/07/porn-bailout-larry-flynt_n_155878.html
I enjoyed blandry's response 😀 and I completely agree. Why should a corporation with excessive or short-sighted business practice...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
March 3, 2009 at 6:54 am
I agree that knowledge is power. But having knowledge is not the same as abusing knowledge. The problem is not with having a database full of information. It is the...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
March 2, 2009 at 7:54 am
One of my favourite Canadians is David Suzuki and he did a portion on one of his TV shows on passively heated homes in Germany. I guess this is a...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
February 26, 2009 at 9:24 am
Steve Jones - Editor (2/25/2009)
Information is power, and chargeback at a high...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
February 25, 2009 at 9:19 am
J (2/25/2009)Turf war: bean counters trying to split the beans in different piles.
That is exactly what I was talking about: shortsightedness and self-importance.
At the end of the day, someone...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
February 25, 2009 at 9:09 am
This is a larger issue for any department that is considered overhead. HR, administrative assistants, janitorial services, as well as IT. These are global resources to the company - how...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
February 25, 2009 at 8:17 am
Where I work, the leadership is not risky. The growth is slow, the opportunities for employees are very few. On the other hand, my job is relatively safe. In the...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
February 13, 2009 at 7:07 am
Well Steve,
I would like to say that my car contributes to global warming, and having office space heated does to. We should all work from home in our jammies. Then...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
February 12, 2009 at 6:41 am
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