How to Think Like Bill Gates

Posted on 14 July, 2014 in People

...here @ Sources of Insight.

  • Prioritize;
  • Ask smarter questions;
  • Make data-driven decisions;
  • Divorce your ego;
  • Frame the problem;
  • Get perspectives on the problem;
  • Model the problem;
  • Think of the system and the ecosystem;
  • Think of the problem over time;
  • Think strategically.

The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs

Posted on 02 April, 2012 in People

...are here @ HBR.

  • Focus;
  • Simplify;
  • Take Responsibility End to End;
  • When Behind, Leapfrog;
  • Put Products Before Profit;
  • Don't Be A Slave to Focus Groups;
  • Bend Reality;
  • Push for Perfection;
  • Tolerate Only "A" Players;
  • Engage Face-to-Face;
  • Know Both the Big Picture and the Details;
  • Combine the Humanities with the Sciences;
  • Stay …

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Richard Stallman Was Right All Along

Posted on 02 January, 2012 in People

...here @ OSNews.


How to Stop the Dilbertization of IT

Posted on 16 March, 2007 in People

...here @ eWeek.

  • Go back to square one
  • Stop placing the blame elsewhere
  • Let IT be more than firefighters
  • Better managers get better results