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Yesterday I talked about “Decision Making in Complex Environments” with attendees of the G-4 Army brown bag program at the Pentagon. The program supports knowledge sharing and gives attendees the opportunity to learn from professionals with a variety of perspectives and experiences.

It was, of course, and honor to speak with them and the topic is one that we’ll be blogging about in the future. My perspective on decision making is informed by my doctoral work in Conflict Studies that combined research on Knowledge Management, Complexity Science, and human nature. Read the full post →

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Do you Google…Yourself?

If so, great. If not, why not?

If you think it sounds self-absorbed, get over it. As more people use the Web for the tiniest question, someone is likely to look for you sometime.

Keep up with talk about your business and professional self–or suffer the consequences.

If you don’t know what’s being said out there, you can’t respond. Or note that you are not the jerk who goes by a similar name. Read the full post →

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3 Websites that Will Make Your Life Easier

December 9, 2008
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The great thing about the Web is that it can make your life easier. There is so much more to do than just reading the news or staying up-to-date on the latest happenings with friends and family.
You just need to know where to look. Here are 3 websites I couldn’t live without:

bugmenot.com
cataglogchoice.org
gethuman.com

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Podcasts to Help You Keep Up with Technology

October 29, 2008
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One of my favorite ways to keep up with technology (and everything else) is through podcasts. A podcast is an audio or video series that you play on your computer or portable device. Subscribe to individual series with iTunes®, or another program, and when new a show is released, it shows up in iTunes or [...]

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Blogs to Help You Keep Up With Technology

October 27, 2008
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Blogs offer you a great way to find out what’s happening in the world of technology. You can view a blog through your Internet browser, or subscribe to a RSS feed using a reader (a feed keeps you up to date on new additions to a blog). The advantage of RSS feeds is that you [...]

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Understanding the Economic Crisis—5 Internet Sources

October 24, 2008
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I hate dealing with finances—bookkeeping, accounting, investing, all of it—I rather be doing just about anything else, maybe even a root canal. And I’m naturally skeptical of the ability of any big bureaucracy to run anything well. So when Congress started debating a $700-billion taxpayer funded bailout, I wanted to know what the heck was [...]

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My Favorite Non-Partisan Political Watchdog Websites

October 15, 2008
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As the 2008 Presidential election draws closer, the partisan spin intensifies. What’s a life-long Independent like myself to do? Slogging through the misstatements and out right lies on both sides can be a daunting task. Thank goodness for great watchdog websites!
FactCheck.org monitors the accuracy of what political figures say. Want to know if Senator McCain [...]

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