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So it’s my birthday – and my mind is oscillating furiously between being too old and not growing up fast enough . It’s a strange feeling ! the boat that my 9 year old daughter made for my birthday On one hand – I do feel rather old . I work in a company whereContinue reading “Looking back and forward on the same day”

IBM is a good case study for balancing out everyone singing the “transformation is cool” tune . Transformation is utterly painful – almost directly proportional to the size of the company . So IBM announced its Q1 results and no surprises there – HW business is not in good health , and software and servicesContinue reading “IBM seems to have everything , but TIME”

This is the greatest mistake that happens when we try building teams . We start out with the intention of hiring an “A team” – and pretty soon it magically transforms into a hunt for “A players” . It took me a long while to realize it’s not the same – and often hiring allContinue reading “We need “A teams” not “All A Players””