Is IT security stifling innovation?

Let’s face it—Providing adequate IT security needs does indeed stifle innovation. How could anyone argue with that? IT security is frustrating and gets in the way of productivity. IT security can be expensive—but less now thanks to all of the competition in the...

Capitalize on data services price drops

In this economy, data service providers are dropping prices rapidly. It is beneficial, every year or so, to have someone in your organization shop around for data service rates for your business. Most of my clients report findings such as, “We now have twice the data...

Provide distractions to Gen Y at work?

If human multitasking is a fantasy, why would anyone give Generation Y employees access to distractions at work? While I was presenting in May, a CEO in the audience related information about a productivity expert promoting human multitasking and providing “Generation...

Do you believe in human multitasking?

Can you, or your workers, really be productive doing more than one task at the same time? Checking e-mail while talking on the phone for instance? Between two back-to-back engagements in the East earlier this year, the best transportation option was to charter a...