Category Archives: On Tech Management

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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It’s All About People, People!

Posted on August 29, 2010 by joehawkins80

“It’s a dog eat dog world”, my dad used to say. Is it really? I’m not so sure. Sometimes, perhaps, but certainly not always. Or so I’d like to think. “We’re all in the business of people”, was another of … Continue reading →

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