New Economy in Outbreak Times

I have been observing the evolution of this outbreak and how it is impacting American’s daily lives, habits and economy.  The stock market is still rocky, and will be until we figure out a way to survive with new ways – no touch and social distancing, no gathering events (sports, church, music), more online purchasing

Old and New

August is an active month, both for activities and for planning. IES is planning several events right now including Flight of the Future Festival (F3) for Memorial Day weekend 2020. IES sponsored a planning conference back in March at Military Aviation Museum that was attended by more than 20 locals involved with drones, aviation, STEM

Hurricane Matthew and Politics

With the 54th Annual CE East Coast Surfing Championship over and in the books, and the crazy storm swirling around outside, I can finally take time to more fully analyze some of the political angst that is going on right now.  Every four years, the Media gets to hijack the conversation and barrage the public with

ICE on the Beach (Innovation, Culture, Extreme sports)

ICE on the Beach (Innovation, Culture, Extreme sports) ICE on the Beach, August 17 – 31 @VBOceanfront

ICE on the Beach in August

My transition into a different world is nearly complete, except for my Learning Tree assignments, I am not in the IT business anymore. It feels very odd to say that.  Information Technology has been my focus since 1981.  Wow, I’m old. Now my first thought is about the people side of the equation, not the

Building KPIs in PerformancePoint

Last week, I was discussing KPIs and trying to measure “soft” goals, and gave some of the considerations for measuring Innovation. This week, let’s continue further down that path. I examined the values and programs in our organization that recognize and reward innovation, and how we capture the data needed to assess those goals. So, let’s