by Alex | Sep 20, 2016 | Business, Technology
Ah… The IT department where the verisimilitude of the IT Crowd hits home so well. Just read Tales from Tech Support on Reddit. But the inverse also applies. Howe many of us has been screwed over by bad IT departments. I’ve been with startups and small...
by Alex | Feb 16, 2016 | Business, Work
We, old foggies, were transferred out to new assignments. That left some leadership void that (we are glad) our best people filled in. (I’d write about the Peter Principle some other time.) While part of letting your wards blossom is giving them space,...
by Alex | Dec 6, 2014 | Business
I really don’t believe in the much-hyped offsite team building activities that seem to be totally the craze right now. I’m amazed at how many resorts and camps in the Rizal area are now turning into these adventure and action-sport venues complete with...
by Alex | Jul 26, 2014 | Business, Money
Funny thing. I was working on the yearly performance evaluation and appraisal forms of staff (and mine) when this article (on “Why You Can’t Rely on a Salary to Get Rich”) from Business Insider popped up. Talk about the Internet gods doing their...
by Alex | Jun 27, 2014 | Business, Work
We’re about to start a new development cycle at work and my fellow project leads and I were discussing how to we’d like to form our project teams. While we all desire a balanced matrix, one function head insists on going strong matrix where her team would...
