Comments for Barb Vann's Web Site http://barbvann.com Transformative Leader of Business, People, and Information Technology Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on Managing Your Career Transition by Barb http://barbvann.com/2010/02/managing-your-career-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-787 Barb Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:59:56 +0000 http://barbvann.com/?p=90#comment-787 Excellent reference Saqib, this is spot on! Excellent reference Saqib, this is spot on!

]]> Comment on Managing Your Career Transition by Saqib Ali http://barbvann.com/2010/02/managing-your-career-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Saqib Ali Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:04:12 +0000 http://barbvann.com/?p=90#comment-786 Hi Barb, I was listening to Seth Godin's new audiobook, Linchpin, and in a section aptly titled <i>How to get a great job</i>, he writes: <blockquote> If you are linchpin, indispensible, worth hiring, and able to make a difference, how do you get a job in a world filled with “me too” resumes and factories? If that is the question; you don’t! You won’t often be able to persuade the standardized HR system to make an exception. A better plan: find a company that understands the value of a linchpin. Find a company that doesn’t use computers to scan resumes. A company that hires people, not paper….. You are not your resume, you are your work. </blockquote> I think this goes along the lines of what you recommend in your blogpost about <i>knowing your value proposition</i> Saqib Hi Barb,

I was listening to Seth Godin’s new audiobook, Linchpin, and in a section aptly titled How to get a great job, he writes:

If you are linchpin, indispensible, worth hiring, and able to make a difference, how do you get a job in a world filled with “me too” resumes and factories? If that is the question; you don’t! You won’t often be able to persuade the standardized HR system to make an exception. A better plan: find a company that understands the value of a linchpin. Find a company that doesn’t use computers to scan resumes. A company that hires people, not paper….. You are not your resume, you are your work.

I think this goes along the lines of what you recommend in your blogpost about knowing your value proposition

Saqib

]]> Comment on Managing Your Career Transition by Barb http://barbvann.com/2010/02/managing-your-career-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Barb Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:45:46 +0000 http://barbvann.com/?p=90#comment-711 Mark, Thanks for stopping by and adding your comments. Mark,
Thanks for stopping by and adding your comments.

]]> Comment on Managing Your Career Transition by Mark http://barbvann.com/2010/02/managing-your-career-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Mark Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:19:19 +0000 http://barbvann.com/?p=90#comment-706 Thanks for these notes. Good points to consider. 'Know your value proposition' is such a good point. You would be hired to solve a problem, not to just get a job. I also have come to believe in your 10th point too. I've seen evidence of that having an impact. Thanks for these notes. Good points to consider. ‘Know your value proposition’ is such a good point. You would be hired to solve a problem, not to just get a job. I also have come to believe in your 10th point too. I’ve seen evidence of that having an impact.

]]> Comment on Book Review – Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell by Saqib Ali http://barbvann.com/2009/11/book-review-outliers-by-malcolm-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Saqib Ali Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:51:28 +0000 http://barbvann.com/?p=84#comment-159 Hi Barb, I don't fully agree with Gladwell's notion that violence wasn’t for economic gain, but was personal. I don't think honor and economic gain are that disconnected. Maintaining honor in a tribal system usually leads to economic gains by way of more future business dealings. Saqib Hi Barb,

I don’t fully agree with Gladwell’s notion that violence wasn’t for economic gain, but was personal. I don’t think honor and economic gain are that disconnected. Maintaining honor in a tribal system usually leads to economic gains by way of more future business dealings.

Saqib

]]> Comment on Students and extra-curricular activities by Barb http://barbvann.com/2009/09/students-and-extra-curricular-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Barb Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:29:25 +0000 http://barbvann.com/?p=75#comment-140 Beth, Thanks for adding additional thoughts on this topic, I appreciate your comments, they have enhanced this post! Barb Beth,
Thanks for adding additional thoughts on this topic, I appreciate your comments, they have enhanced this post!

Barb

]]> Comment on Students and extra-curricular activities by Beth Raiola http://barbvann.com/2009/09/students-and-extra-curricular-activities/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Beth Raiola Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:23:41 +0000 http://barbvann.com/?p=75#comment-139 I agree. I would like to add that team sports teaches working within a team to get things done including how to leverage strengths of each player. I have seen my son play football. My observations with his experiences have been learning how to be part of a team. What should be said when and how and what should not be said at all. These skills are hard enough to learn - extra-curricular activities provide a learning environment for such skills that when mastered provide a level of leadership that is hard to find. I agree. I would like to add that team sports teaches working within a team to get things done including how to leverage strengths of each player. I have seen my son play football. My observations with his experiences have been learning how to be part of a team. What should be said when and how and what should not be said at all. These skills are hard enough to learn – extra-curricular activities provide a learning environment for such skills that when mastered provide a level of leadership that is hard to find.

]]> Comment on Decision Making – Tips for implementation effectiveness by Decision Making « Sapientia et Doctrina http://barbvann.com/2009/10/decision-making-tips-for-implementation-effectiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Decision Making « Sapientia et Doctrina Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:14:08 +0000 http://barbvann.com/?p=79#comment-107 [...] Read More Tagged with: Decide, Decision, Decision Making leave a comment « Be a person who can be trusted. [...] [...] Read More Tagged with: Decide, Decision, Decision Making leave a comment « Be a person who can be trusted. [...]

]]> Comment on Decision Making – Tips for implementation effectiveness by Barb http://barbvann.com/2009/10/decision-making-tips-for-implementation-effectiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Barb Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:44:47 +0000 http://barbvann.com/?p=79#comment-88 Saqib, Thanks for adding to this post, you have provided great thoughts for consideration! Saqib,
Thanks for adding to this post, you have provided great thoughts for consideration!

]]> Comment on Decision Making – Tips for implementation effectiveness by Saqib Ali http://barbvann.com/2009/10/decision-making-tips-for-implementation-effectiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Saqib Ali Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:50:32 +0000 http://barbvann.com/?p=79#comment-82 Barb, Excellent post. We often fall in the trap of re-evaluating decisions, which keeps us from executing upon it. I think the problem stems from lack of proper decision making tools and processes. Right now we exchange emails to come to a decision. However, email is where the information goes to die. The information that was used to come to decision, is lost in the threads in the Inbox. And once the decision has been made, it is transferred to PowerPoint for review by upper management. Fidelity is lost and details are left out in this translation from a threaded discussion to a PowerPoint slide. The alternative is to use a wiki based platform, where a team can collaborate to formulate decision. But the problem with wiki, is the fluid nature of the platform. Once edits are made to a wiki page, it is almost impossible to tie the comments, thoughts, and input back to their author. Sure wikis provide a way to view the linear history edit, but how many of us go back to look at the history of a wiki page? What we need is a enterprise 2.0 style collaborative decision making software. This platform should allow teams members to collaboratively come to a decision by capturing input from each team member, and once a decision has been reached, it should turn to a workflow for approval by upper management. Once approved, it should automatically be routed to the appropriate team for implementation. If changes are made to the decision, it should create a new workflow. Saqib Barb,

Excellent post.

We often fall in the trap of re-evaluating decisions, which keeps us from executing upon it. I think the problem stems from lack of proper decision making tools and processes. Right now we exchange emails to come to a decision. However, email is where the information goes to die. The information that was used to come to decision, is lost in the threads in the Inbox. And once the decision has been made, it is transferred to PowerPoint for review by upper management. Fidelity is lost and details are left out in this translation from a threaded discussion to a PowerPoint slide.

The alternative is to use a wiki based platform, where a team can collaborate to formulate decision. But the problem with wiki, is the fluid nature of the platform. Once edits are made to a wiki page, it is almost impossible to tie the comments, thoughts, and input back to their author. Sure wikis provide a way to view the linear history edit, but how many of us go back to look at the history of a wiki page?

What we need is a enterprise 2.0 style collaborative decision making software. This platform should allow teams members to collaboratively come to a decision by capturing input from each team member, and once a decision has been reached, it should turn to a workflow for approval by upper management. Once approved, it should automatically be routed to the appropriate team for implementation. If changes are made to the decision, it should create a new workflow.

Saqib

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