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May 21, 2012

Don Babcock and 13 other people answered this question

What is the difference between influential leadership and manipulation?

I've had the privilege of rearing seven children to successful adulthood. I can tell you that children are the very FIRST to spot manipulation. Leadership is a critical success factor for parents and even more so when it comes to child rearing. However, when it ... more

Human Resources

Leadership

Motivation

May 9, 2012

Don Babcock and 9 other people answered this question

What are your thoughts on BYOD?

Honestly, I think it is much ado about nothing. There are two aspects of this which to me, at least seem to be "straw men." First, there is the idea that somehow these devices, inherently network devices with built in browsers are somehow different than ... more

Information Technology

BYOD

Mobility

Security

May 2, 2012

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Is cloud PLM still a myth?

I guess everyone else must know what "PLM" is.

Information Technology

Cloud Computing Solutions

PLM

April 11, 2012

Don Babcock and 3 other people answered this question

What benefits to the enterprise does BYOD produce that justify the expense and trouble of dealing with the difficulties?

BYOD will surely win. The economics are compelling. It makes no sense not to leverage the investment that most employees will make in the devices for improving their efficiency at work. But I think many IT shops are taking the wrong approach. They are trying ... more

Information Technology

BYOD

Security

March 25, 2012

Don Babcock and 6 other people answered this question

Why do you think Apple is hiring telephony software engineers to work on iOS?

If you read the book, if you've experienced what Apple has done, you know they have a passion for building the best products out there. Just good is not good enough. It has to be "crazy good." The way you get to be "crazy good" ... more

Information Technology

Apple

iOS

Telecommunications

March 21, 2012

Don Babcock and 1 other person answered this question at this roundtable

Should IT Think Like a Service Provider? [3/19 @ 11 am]

What types of people and skills does IT need to hire for when it takes on the service provider mission?

Folks that have demonstrated success in service oriented businesses/settings. Ideal candidates would be those that have perhaps been IT consultants on their own at some point or who have developed and marketed their own software/products with some evidence of success. Shareware authors come to mind. ... more

Information Technology

IT Services

Itaas

Service Provider

Feb. 22, 2012

Don Babcock and 2 other people answered this question

Which Mountain Lion OS X feature are you looking forward to most?

Without a doubt, Airplay for the Mac. I've been wanting this for a LONG time. I really enjoy being able to Airplay redirect video from my iPad to my HD TV via Apple TV but up to now you could do that only with iTunes ... more

Information Technology

Apple

Mountain Lion

OS X

Feb. 19, 2012

Don Babcock and 14 other people answered this question

What do you think of AT&T throttling data usage for the top 5%?

I have one of those grandfathered "unlimited" accounts. Haven't been really using it but kept it "just in case." In reality I'll save money by just dropping back to the 2GB plan. Frankly, if I need it, I don't mind paying for it. Going rate ... more

Customer Service

Information Technology

Marketing

AT&T

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Feb. 15, 2012

Don Babcock and 9 other people answered this question

Why don't the top MBA Programs in the world (really) offer a strong Human Resources track?

The trouble is that the term "Human Resources" does precisely what it purported to avoid with a sort of devilish double-speak. Actually, I LIKE the term Personnel. At least it has the word "Person" in it which seems to me preferable. If you haven't read ... more

Dec. 21, 2011

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How will Microsoft adapt to Cloud Computing in 2012?

The only company (that comes to mind) that's been around for my entire career is IBM. I cut my teeth on Digital PDP-8s back in the 70's and we all thought Digital and mini-computers would be a big challenge to the mainframe. Then there was ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Adoption

Cloud Computing

Microsoft

Dec. 21, 2011

Don Babcock and 4 other people answered this question

How can HR Professionals be more effective in working with their company's IT function?

I've been in IT for the past 40 years from the trenches to the C-Level and most billets in-between. One recurring problem I encounter with HR is in the hiring of (and then keeping) good IT talent. HR departments are more or less the first ... more

Human Resources

Information Technology

Operations

HR Management

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Dec. 14, 2011

Don Babcock and 2 other people answered this question

What are some examples of intangible attributes that sales managers should adopt?

The question is perhaps a bit "leading" in that it talks about "adopting" some "intangible." It makes you start to frame an answer with those two things in view and I believe that gets you on the wrong track from the start.
First, it isn't about ... more

Dec. 14, 2011

Don Babcock and 1 other person answered this question

Is Apple winning the mobile video format war? Please explain why or why not?

If by "war" you mean H.264/HTML5 vs Flash then the answer is clearly yes, given the concession of Adobe on the matter. But I'm not sure I'd say it was Apple winning that war as much as the industry as a whole. Apple has lots ... more

Information Technology

Dec. 14, 2011

Don Babcock and 2 other people answered this question

Is the Amazon Price-Check App an attack on small business?

The question is a bit pejorative as framed and is along the lines of "Should journalists stop being liberal?" or "Do conservatives hate the poor and needy?" that typifies so much writing these days. I sincerely doubt that the folks at Amazon that came up ... more

Information Technology

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