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  • RE: Almost Like a Service Pack

    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

  • RE: Guest Editorial: Improving Northwind

    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

  • RE: Guest Editorial: Improving Northwind

    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

  • RE: Union Benefits

    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

  • RE: Up Your Value

    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

  • RE: Up Your Value

    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

  • RE: Adoption

    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

  • RE: The SQL Bailout

    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

  • RE: Guest Editorial: Information is Power

    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

  • RE: The February 2009 Energy Update

    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

  • RE: Chargeback

    Steve Jones - Editor (2/25/2009)


    At a department level if people were watching their "budgets", they might manage differently than someone in charge.

    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

  • RE: Chargeback

    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

  • RE: Chargeback

    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

  • RE: Conservative or Risky?

    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

  • RE: Global Warming and Business Intelligence

    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

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