Volume 5, Issue 6 - June 2010
I'm not a sports fanatic, and I don't really follow soccer. But every four years I do pay attention to the World Cup. It's like the Olympics. When it's
in the news almost every day, it demands some attention!
Applying sports metaphors to business is a very old game, and I think you can overdo it. Business isn't something you carry on in front of a stadium full of fans, for
one thing. When you do really well, there's no cheering. But the metaphor of teamwork certainly holds. There's no innovation so powerful that it can't be undermined by a team that doesn't work together. In an environment where people play
politics and jockey for position, it's hard to accomplish anything.
That's the best thing about soccer. Success depends on the players' individual coordination, but also on their ability to read the game and communicate with their
teammates. It's not about fancy equipment, it's about playing the game well. That's a lesson we should all take right to the office.
Linda Magnusson-Rosario, CEO
The Risks of Social Networking
According to the Nielsen Company, social networking in business is becoming one of the most
popular ways people interact with one another professionally. Associated risks are using bandwidth, security breeches and costly downtime. Read the article.
Prioritizing Requirements
Project brainstorming sessions can help identify a large list of requirements, but often teams struggle with ways to arrive at a consensus to prioritize them. This article provides three methods that can help.
IT Career Burnout
Burnout can happen to anyone, in any career. But the demanding nature of IT, combined with long hours and tight schedules, can lead to the blues. IT leaders share ways to reignite enthusiasm in this CIO article.
Technology & the World Cup
If you're tuning in to the World Cup, you're painfully aware of the vuvuzela noisemaker. It may be bad for our hearing, but it's proven to increase ingenuity: finding ways to remove the noise
from broadcasts through noise-canceling devices, EQ settings, and Linux. Read the article.
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