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“[In organizations denying risk] there is a marked decline in the quality and amount of dialogue and debate…a shift toward either consensus or dictatorial management rather than a process of argument and disagreement followed by unified commitment to execute decisions.” — Jim Collins, How The Mighty Fall

Just finished reading an old article by Joel Spolsky. While I don’t agree with everything Joel has to say about this or any other topic, he makes some good points. In pointing out the drawbacks of this management style, he highlights two key items: Point #1 First of all, people don’t really like it very…Continue Reading

Last week, one of our customers asked if we could track the favorite candy bar of each employee.  I thought it was a little odd, but sure, we’re able to track that. One day later, another customer asked if we could track favorite color, favorite restaurant, and favorite book/author/magazine.  Another unique request, but we’re certainly…Continue Reading