tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.comments2012-02-10T18:00:19.547-07:00Lisa Breytspraak Jasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060778657065104758noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-60269292154719729962012-02-10T18:00:19.547-07:002012-02-10T18:00:19.547-07:00If Google were to add the ability to assign read/write permissions per folder or file per user that would be enough for me to switch. I know it&#39;s part of Dropbox&#39;s road map, but it&#39;s been a part of their road map for some time now. It is not as convenient if you have to keep local copies of every file on your computer because you are worried a new user my accidentally take or delete a file not realizing it.Daniel K. Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840417868218077398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-2868804729101618352012-02-06T18:10:04.200-07:002012-02-06T18:10:04.200-07:00Hi Lisa - <br /><br />Great question.<br /><br />I think there are lot of these mini-CIO&#39;s in most organizations...they just haven&#39;t been given the opportunity to showcase their talents. These mini-CIO&#39;s may be in IT but can also be found in Marketing and sometimes in HR/Finance.<br /><br />These people are out there today and ready to step into strategic roles...but they are often overlooked because they&#39;ve never had a senior level title in their career.<br /><br />BTW - Send your friend my way (or vice versa)...I&#39;d love to hear more about the role she&#39;s trying to fill.Eric D. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16792463121130016600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-66020177078631304002012-01-17T08:02:00.024-07:002012-01-17T08:02:00.024-07:00I haven&#39;t heard people rave about a book like they have been raving about the Jobs biography, ever! I have so many books I want to read but this is going to the top of the list.Lisa Breytspraak Jasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060778657065104758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-79814731974099726942012-01-14T10:28:54.653-07:002012-01-14T10:28:54.653-07:00The WSJ article touches on the &quot;dilemma&quot; but the Jobs biography underscores how it really works. Most crucial is the kind of unrelenting dissatisfaction with the status quo, coupled with the willingness to fix even your own mistakes. Exhausting, but fascinating read.Deb Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923457973525419850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-87678994027951620112011-12-02T14:19:42.289-07:002011-12-02T14:19:42.289-07:00Interesting thoughts...I&#39;m actively thinking about the PMP certification. I tend to agree with your comment about some of the best PMs you&#39;ve worked with don&#39;t have the certification. I think I&#39;m a top notice PM without the certification. Oddly enough I&#39;m thinking about getting it even though my current employer doesn&#39;t value it. I was thinking more for the long term marketability of having it.Bryon Thornburghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723746944298258046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-45215449451386009052011-12-02T13:03:49.583-07:002011-12-02T13:03:49.583-07:00I can&#39;t tell you how much reading this post makes me smile. I love hearing about the shift in goals from (what I call) extrinsic motivators (external or how you look) to intrinsic (internal or how you feel). <br /><br />In my experience, it&#39;s the habits we form that are motivated by how they make us feel that see the most success. Because it becomes fun. Or something you just *do* instead of something you *have* to do.<br /><br />So excited for you and looking forward to hearing how it goes.Amy Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11793117653561745718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-40895416548342782592011-10-18T14:30:10.166-06:002011-10-18T14:30:10.166-06:00How very Agile of you. Some of the stuff at the bottom of the backlog just needs to stay there. And never get done. What a great way to focus on only what&#39;s important!Jessica K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08876331843237533469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-77424339344923885632011-10-13T16:28:23.988-06:002011-10-13T16:28:23.988-06:00Lisa, thanks for addressing this issue! My husband and I constantly work at staying attuned to the latest tech products/services because, in retirement, we now can really enjoy using the newest technologies to Skype with the grandkids, FB with our friends, play WWF with family and friends. When I first joined FB a couple of years ago, the daughter of one of my friends thought I was invading a young people&#39;s domain and complained to her dad, &quot;Old people shouldn&#39;t be on here!&quot; Now, look at the stats on the social networks - &quot;old people&quot; are very active!<br />However, our approach to keeping up with technology has changed slightly. Instead of spending hours learning how to do something new, we now take classes. When we purchased our new Macbook Pro in January, 2011, we very gladly paid the $99 for year of help from the Geniuses at the Apple Store. We gave them our old laptop and they converted all the files so that the desktop was replicated. This was a wonderful service for us!! The classes we have taken have been invaluable because we don&#39;t always remember from one time to the next how to accomplish a task. Right now we have a session scheduled to help us download a video from our camera and convert it to a DVD. The only issue we have had is that a few of the Geniuses have talked to us as if we are third graders instead of old codgers who want to stay &quot;in the know!&quot; Oops! Gotta go - my husband is 35 points ahead of me in this game of WWF and my iPhone just &quot;dinged&quot;! I can&#39;t let him win this game. The loser has to fold the next load of clothes!!!Ann Smelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650019012173366821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-22865744104585696912011-09-23T00:42:47.596-06:002011-09-23T00:42:47.596-06:00I don&#39;t know why that said I was &quot;Unknown&quot; - it&#39;s Andrea, by the way!Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10683174167602507585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-17656468258895784072011-09-22T21:45:01.242-06:002011-09-22T21:45:01.242-06:00NIce work! As a former consultant with a new baby, I&#39;ve often wondered if it&#39;s doable to do both! I&#39;m really impressed with you - you&#39;ve got it down to a science. You&#39;re totally right - it will all change when Gus hits about 8 months or so and then again when he starts walking - all bets are off then! A few tips to add if it helps you - don&#39;t forget to grab that free plastic gate check bag at the luggage check in - most airlines don&#39;t have it back at the gates. A new toy for baby when he gets a little older on the plane is really helpful to distract. Wipe down the entire seat area with travel antibacterial wipes when you get on once baby starts reaching out for things and gnawing on the seatbelt (oh yeah, it&#39;s coming!) to prevent illness. When traveling, throw any routine out the door and just do whatever makes traveling easier on you - babies snap back really quickly the next day. Oh, and I TOTALLY agree with you on the coffee. That&#39;s still one of the hardest things for me while traveling is not having that coffee, but you are right - it&#39;s just too much! Have fun!Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10683174167602507585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-21026775895978986262011-09-16T22:48:16.305-06:002011-09-16T22:48:16.305-06:00Do you use evernote, Lisa? I use it to record whiteboards all the time.Adam Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667647034469420432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-17479323840744484682011-08-25T21:07:31.429-06:002011-08-25T21:07:31.429-06:00Keep writing about this topic. It will be interesting to see how things evolve. The biggest issue I saw in my &quot;kid days&quot; was women who felt &quot;pressure&quot; to stay at home. These women tried to say they were happy but many of them weren&#39;t (some were). the reason? - you nailed it - they were no longer &quot;themselves&quot;. The big thing is to do what makes you happy - because a happy mom is a good mom. You can be a great role model for Gus!Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744891433058929441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-16117715296258398752011-06-02T08:06:08.903-06:002011-06-02T08:06:08.903-06:00Indeed! I agree. I also see a real problem in how you would quantify the potential value of a human being to invest in. When we live in a world where people still waste billions (or trillions) investing in the wrong projects, it is hard to see how investing in human beings based on a formula would work well!<br /><br />I also think nearly everyone would improve their situation and contribute more with a higher education degree, regardless of what they *think&quot; their objectives are... <br /><br />-JakeJake Calabrese, CBAP, PMPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544802557125776109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-89004569099113649662011-05-16T07:36:08.910-06:002011-05-16T07:36:08.910-06:00If you mean Predictably Irrational I did read it, but it has been over a year. I really enjoyed it but I don&#39;t remember much about variable compensation. Once I move in a few weeks I will definitely dig that one up (it is in storage right now). Thanks for the tip!Lisa andhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02938213407388543091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-31957982076842016532011-05-13T20:04:51.996-06:002011-05-13T20:04:51.996-06:00Lisa- Have you read Dan Ariely&#39;s latest book. He does an interesting job assessing what level of variable compensation is a motivator and what is, in fact, counterproductive.Elysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10484351999022339217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-15293545155843376212011-04-28T12:34:01.286-06:002011-04-28T12:34:01.286-06:00OK, now I’m the one who lost my long and lengthy thoughtful comment. I’m going to start typing these outside of this webpage! And sorry for the delay, every time I’ve wanted to respond to this I’ve been on the road and away from my book. I wanted to look back through and make sure I was giving credit where due.<br /><br />By the way, I agree with your team comments. That was the one part of this chapter that didn’t quite sit right with me either.<br /><br />But back to the overall questions about whether autonomy applies to all organizations. Pink does assert from the beginning that all of his research on intrinsic motivation ties to non-routine type tasks. So your point about people with higher cognitive ability or more education could hold true… indirectly. I’d say those people are most likely to be in organizations or roles where they are doing more non-routine type tasks.<br /><br />The examples he gives in this chapter center around a few case studies, which makes for interesting reading but won’t satisfy your statistical cravings. Here are a couple of references to some “studies”.<br /><br />“Researchers at Cornell University studied 320 small businesses, half of which granted workers autonomy, the other half relying on top-down direction. The businesses that offered autonomy grew at four times the rate of the control-oriented firms and had one-third the turnover.<br />Ann March, “The Art of Work, “ Fast Company, August 2005.<br /><br />British economist Francis Green points to the lack of individual discretion at work as the main explanation for declining productivity and job satisfaction in the UK.<br />- “The Art of Work” (again) and an interview with Csikszentmihalyi on March 3rd 2009.<br /><br />I still think this is on target. This chapter has stuck with me more than any of the others. For the types of people we work with, autonomy is critical for high performance and job satisfaction …Lisa Breytspraak Jasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060778657065104758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-38050683637854516662011-04-28T12:15:12.305-06:002011-04-28T12:15:12.305-06:00Pete, I still think you are hip! And lots of people are happy with those Androids, for sure. I will say the navigation system blows away the Apple one. We always use my husband&#39;s phone to get anywhere. It is faster and it actually adjusts when you miss turns!Lisa Breytspraak Jasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060778657065104758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-29876625034924769612011-04-25T19:53:53.702-06:002011-04-25T19:53:53.702-06:00As someone who doesn&#39;t carry a purse, I solved the problem by moving to Android on a T-Mobile MyTouch 4G. It hasn&#39;t been without a few hiccups (battery life on the MyTouch is pretty lousy) but there have been no sacrifices app-wise. Before, it seemed like every other call was dropped at some point. Now I get dropped maybe once a week. I know, I&#39;m less hip now, but it&#39;s hard to be less hip than me.petedignanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08394678212477460787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-44586759308094652011-04-18T15:39:48.799-06:002011-04-18T15:39:48.799-06:00So I had written this giant long very thoughtful comment and everything got erased. Ugh! This won’t be nearly as long or thoughtful but I figured I’d try to comment again. Basically, the Team aspect you discuss from the book is a little worrisome to me. I feel like it would be come a click society reminiscent of High School. People would pick to work with their friends and people they wanted to go to Happy Hour with after work, instead of putting the best team together based on strengths and assets. Can you imagine if we let all the basketball players or baseball players put together their own teams? Could be a disaster. It is my opinion that you have to have someone who is objective pull the team together based on relevant skills, etc. instead of likeability. <br />I do love the autonomy idea but I also think that it won’t work for everyone or for every organization. Did he discuss in his book if this was true for ALL job types and organizations? You mention that “Research shows…” Does he describe the research study sample? It seems to me that there are still people (and frankly jobs) that require set hours and structure. I have an idea of the types of organizations which would not do well to let their employees be completely autonomous but I’m curious if he had anything to say about it. I don’t think it’s a bad thing, it’s just the way it is. I also wonder if it’s related to level of education or cognitive ability? I would be very surprised if he could defend that this would be true for all job types in the workplace. I might even argue that we are not all built to work autonomously. Do you have any thoughts on this?Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12482171487188754629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-58833105489491279002011-03-10T21:11:28.402-07:002011-03-10T21:11:28.402-07:00I want to connect you with Rally&#39;s coaches and our team working on Stratus. They are asking some of these exact questions. -Jessica Kahn, Rally SoftwareJessica K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08876331843237533469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-47652649850368644362011-03-04T15:44:34.804-07:002011-03-04T15:44:34.804-07:00Dude...I wouldn&#39;t have given in. I&#39;m surprised and impressed that you did!! My husband didn&#39;t really get a choice, we went with my bank since I am running finances. Wasn&#39;t much of a discussion, he wanted nothing to do with it and was more than thrilled to let me take over completely.<br /><br />I absolutely hate that every once in a while I have to do exactly that for my ING account (login and click the Quicken button) and that irriates me. For the most part it downloads automatically and since that account is a secondary savings account and doesn&#39;t get many transactions it doesn&#39;t bother me when it doesn&#39;t work.<br /><br />I&#39;m in 100% agreement with you though. Get with it already! I chose Chase Bank because of their internet banking website, not any other reason. <br /><br />Keep us posted on your Quicken journey :).Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12482171487188754629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-76450549855554912622011-03-03T08:49:02.473-07:002011-03-03T08:49:02.473-07:00Thank you, &quot;goldfish&quot;! I&#39;m cracking up right now. I appreciate you continuing to read my blog - I&#39;m hoping I have a few readers left after that long hiatus...Lisa Breytspraak Jasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060778657065104758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-70131539436918613622011-03-02T20:01:51.459-07:002011-03-02T20:01:51.459-07:00Perhaps &quot;Ante Up&quot; ?Allan "Goldfish" Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324642037662982370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-15319048310458012402010-09-24T16:06:16.920-06:002010-09-24T16:06:16.920-06:00Now I *really* want an iPad. :) I love the idea of being able to move your ideas around and connecting two seemingly incongruous ideas together after seeing it on a big sheet of paper. <br /><br />Thanks for a great illustration of how it works.Amy Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11793117653561745718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976566377266121595.post-5837381022181931812010-09-24T08:55:37.901-06:002010-09-24T08:55:37.901-06:00Hey Lisa,<br /><br />Check out Mindmeister as well. They have a pretty rich web app (freemium model) and a nice iPhone and iPad app (about $6.99 each).<br /><br />I use it quite a bit for meeting brainstorming, etc.Bret Bowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079418566118051316noreply@blogger.com