Mar 27th, 2009 by Scott Hebert
I mentioned on Twitter the other day that my shelf of necessary computer books and manuals was slowly giving way to a collection of business books. I thought it might be interesting to share the titles with you.
Jun 30th, 2009 by Scott Hebert
Last night, just before midnight, my younger brother and sister-in-law welcomed their first son into the world. Riley Layne was born in the Great State of Texas at 11:33 PM Central. He weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. Don’t go printing those measurements on the back of any baseball cards yet, folks… this kid is already growing!
Leave a comment here and wish the growing family all the best!
Jun 25th, 2009 by Scott Hebert
Today is Autumn’s birthday. Leave a comment here and tell her happy birthday!
Jun 17th, 2009 by Scott Hebert
Have you checked out Wizard101?
Both my kids (currently 5 and 10) have started playing in the last month, and both are really enjoying it. If you’ve ever played World of Warcraft, you’ll recognize a lot of familiar features in Wizard101. In fact, Wizard101 is really a slimmed down version of WoW for kids (and adults, too).
If your kids have been pestering you to pay $15 a month to play WoW, I highly recommend you steer them over to Wizard101. The beginning of the game is free, and then you have the option of paying to open advanced levels or buying a monthly subscription.
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May 25th, 2009 by Scott Hebert
As Stewart Clegg, Martin Kornberger, and Tyrone Pitsis (2008) so perfectly describe it, “like bad habits, organizations are difficult to change” (p. 374). The effort required to change the processes and behaviors of large groups of people can be an overwhelming task. This applies to the Tech Division of Company X, as well. Although it is obvious at first glance that the organization must adapt to new realities in order to move forward, convincing a group of 92 managers and 300 hourly employees will not be an easy task. When investigating organizational change, three diagnostic models are high potential candidates to highlight the problem areas and provide structure for solution development.
May 11th, 2009 by Scott Hebert
Dell Inc. is one of the top personal computer manufacturers in the world. Headquartered in beautiful Austin, Texas, Dell is currently the number one supplier of personal computers in the United States and number two in the world. Over the course of the last 25 years, Dell has grown from a small one-man shop operated out of a college dorm room to a multi-national, multi-billion dollar business. The key to Dell’s success has been its direct-to-customer business model (Hicks, 2009). Dell specializes in made-to-order computers, rather than producing generic computers for the mass market. In order to allow customizability at its current production level, Dell has developed key operating tools that set it apart from its competition.