Monthly Archives: September 2010

Monitoring is not Management… in any realm

Posted on September 15, 2010 by joehawkins80

I read a good article today entitled “Monitoring is not Management” in a blog on a greentech company website (http://bit.ly/a9WIBd). The subject was data center systems; in particular, energy consumption in such systems. Check it out, if that’s your cup of … Continue reading →

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Building Killer Teams: the Lifeboat Exercise, in reverse

Posted on September 10, 2010 by joehawkins80

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working on, and with, a lot of great teams in my career. Engineering teams, management teams, project teams, you name it. I’ve also been on some real doozies, where an extra incentive for accomplishing … Continue reading →

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Ideas for future posts…

Posted on September 4, 2010 by joehawkins80

Starter list for now; additional ideas, thoughts, wishes more than welcome: Life as a river “Point positive” — lead by doing, and negative reinforcement is just that The leader’s obligation to their people Service operations as the ultimate source of customer … Continue reading →

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The future will rock!

Posted on September 4, 2010 by joehawkins80

I can’t remember being this excited about the near future in quite a while. Double dip recession? Sorry, I just can’t get bogged down in that self-defeating, preemptive depression. I’ve been in and out of the job market for well … Continue reading →

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