A framework for prioritizing budget decisions during budget expansions or reductions to enhance organizational health.
Top 12 Reasons Startups Fail
CBInsights.com article summarizing the top 12 reasons startups fail.
Seeq wins Best Workplaces of 2021 Accolade
Seeq achieves an accolade for being named a ‘best place to work in 2021’ as recognized by Inc. magazine.
I’ve Learnt Poem by Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney is a television writer best known for his weekly segment on the TV Show 60 Minutes entitled “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney.” This poem of sage advice has been widely attributed to him.
10 Life Lessons from Basic SEAL Training from Admiral William H. McRaven
An inspiring and powerful 20-minute commencement speech by Naval Admiral William H. McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, at the University-wide Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin on May 17, 2014.1.
Today’s Agile Methodology has links back to NASA Pirate Paradigm
In business, we often label renegades and rebels as troublemakers. Far from being obstacles, renegades can offer powerful ways to revitalize and shift organizations into the future. Here is a model developed by John Muratore while revamping the NASA Johnson Mission Control Center.
Gender Inequality Illustrated by Children
This Norwegian trade union Finansforbundet’s campaign shows children being asked to fill two vases with blue and pink balls. Upon completing the task they are rewarded with sweets – but the boy gets far more than the girl. Their responses make it clear – pay equality really is child’s play.
#LikeAGirl
This YouTube video does a great job of capturing the challenge society has to make sure we don’t limit the potential of others by gender stereotypes.
Book Review: Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind
This book is a thought-provoking collection of history, population biology, anthropology, and a variety of other fields. It tracks homo sapiens from a struggling and insignificant species through the cognitive, agricultural, and scientific phases of development. It talks about the importance of religions, nationalism, and economic systems. Interestingly, the role of capitalism was critical.
Tiger Teams
The name “Tiger Team” was first coined by NASA to describe a highly skilled team of individuals with different specialties coming together to solve a set of complex problems. Problems do not occur in isolation, and by that same token, neither do solutions.