Time for a 28th Amendment – Abolish the Electoral College

http://pilotonline.com/opinion/columnist/guest/henry-light-it-s-time-for-a-th-amendment/article_4628c1fb-f62b-5552-967e-781a1cd5ed6e.html Thank you, Mr. Henry Light, for laying out a reasonable and clear way to Popular Vote. We trust popular vote for every other office, why introduce a means for manipulation into the decision making for our highest office? #AbolishElectoralCollege, #28thAmendment

Information Philosophy and Organizational Effectiveness

What is the best way to organize information and provide access to those who need it within your organization?  Okay, now take a step back – who needs it and what authority do they need to access that information?  What is the style and culture of your organization – is it democratic or top-down authoritarian? 

Dell, Windows and the Journey Continues

Okay, so the new laptop was a breeze to setup – after suffering through #Microsoft’s evolution of how to install systems software for many years, finally, a nice interface and reasonable wait times.  And #Dell made it especially easy with the way the machine was configured, packaged and shipped.  It arrived promptly and exactly as spec’d,

Communication, Community and Collaboration

It’s the first quiet morning in a long time, I am savoring not having to rush to get out the door.  The birds are chattering outside my window, and I can’t help but wonder what they are talking about.  I can discern distinct conversations back and forth.  Some are patterns, others have more nuance, but

SharePoint Saturday – Dashboards for Everyone!

Here is the SharePointSatVB2014_Almas slide deck from my talk last Saturday, which was a lot of fun and well attended!  Also, here is a link to download the Dashboard Templatethat I referenced.  More Later, Tee Dubs

Knowledge Management, Training and Transitions

It has been a full two weeks since I taught Reporting Services in LA, and happy to report I got perfect scores from my students.  It was a small class, and we got to talk about how to apply these new features and services in their environment.  Thanks to my students who were so wonderfully receptive, it

In Like a Lion, March Madness is Upon Us

This is one of my favorite times of year – I love basketball.  Of course, Michigan State has Tom Izzo who was an excellent successor to Jud Heathcoat, head coach when I attended during the Magic Johnson era.  I love the fact that Earvin still goes to games when we are in the sweet 16 – which

Planning for Achievement

Mid-January – 2013 is firmly here.  Now is the time to plant your seeds for 2013, ensure success by taking the time to write down your goals.  Visualize the outcome, see it clearly in your mind.  What do you want to achieve this year?  If you need more help in this area, visit Franklin Covey.

Business and the Information Architecture

Last time I talked about the IT side of information architecture in a Business Intelligence perspective.  Business people are the citizens of the corporation.  They are the stakeholders, and consumers of the IT and Business Intelligence products.  These people are constantly astounded by how hard to use our information systems are.  With all the technological

SharePoint and Information Architecture

I love SharePoint, maybe not as much as some, but it is on my top 5 list of favorites.  My mission has always been to get organizations to better utilize the information they monitor or collect.  In order to achieve that mission, an information backbone is needed – and SharePoint is exceptionally good at being