Rearing IT talent
Mark Twain once said, “I never let my schooling interfere with my education.”? Today, unfortunately, it seems that we are doing just that. There is no correlation between certification and education any more. Certified engineers are to be had a dime a dozen – this takes me back to the era when it was not uncommon to come across an office peon with an MA [...]
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8 Jan
Glass house living – switch on...
In an age where practically any information can be accessed by anyone with access to the Internet, transparency takes on a new role and meaning entirely. What is the need for transparency? Thus far, we have discussed the negative fallout of not implementing transparency as a best practice.
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8 Aug
“See-through – not just...
Quite naturally, the first reaction that any one would have when summarily told to “be transparent” in their dealings, would be, “But why? We’ve gotten along just fine thus far.”? Unfortunately, we are looking at a classic case of “thus far and no further”. There is really no option left.
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5 Aug
Transparency – the social...
Rarely a month goes by when a corporate scandal does not hit the news pages nowadays and it is inevitably because someone, somewhere discovered a dirty little secret (or a big one) and made it public. Today, the Internet has given everyone with access to it, the powers of virtual policing and activism. There is nowhere to run and nowhere left to hide. I remember [...]
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4 Aug