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Gen Y’s - Boomers still got some time left
There has been much sensationalism (include me in that) about the Gen Y workforce and how they are coming to our businesses and into positions of authority and how all things are going are to completely change. I still agree that businesses will need to spend time to understand how to ‘work’ with this [...]
BarcampBankBC | From the other side
I love Barcamp’s. I love what they stand for, how they are organized, the people you meet, the bonds that are made, the inspiration you can walk away with. It’s fun.
This past weekend I attended a Barcamp, BarcampBank actually, in Vancouver, British Columbia from Texas.
“What?”
That’s right. I watched, nay participated, in a [...]
Setting a standard for phone conversations
Alright, I want to set the stage here and see what yall think. My wife and I are going to start doing this.
Let’s establish a standard rule for any phone conversations (cellular or otherwise) that if you get disconnected during the call, whomever initiated the conversation does the call back to re-establish the call.
So we [...]
Betting on the future - Part 1
I’ve mentioned in a couple of conversations with friends that I feel like I have just thrown a rock in a pond and I’m waiting to see what kind of splash it’s going to make when hitting the water.
You see the rock there? That rock symbolizes something exciting and scary for me. That rock [...]
I’m going on staycation
Ever heard of the term? I just learned it this week.
A staycation is defined as a vacation but in or around your home. I’m so used to always having a planned vacation setup that I’m really excited about this week. I plan to just chill as much as possible, hang with my [...]
iPhone Software 2.0 Review
I couldn’t help myself.
I’m sure there are going to be another thousand reviews on the software but the beauty of the web is that people are also interested in my take. So I did three parts.
1) From a Apple fanboy perspective
2) From a financial services perspective
3) From a private ‘internal only’ to my guys at [...]
BarcampBankDallas (BCBD) 2008 - my perspective
As my two-year Kate would say after a meal, “All done.” The 1st BarCampBank in Dallas is officially done. Pictures here. Videos coming soon.
It seemed like a whirlwind weekend but I’m thinking that’s the status quo for these things. We ended up having 29 people show up to the event and the [...]
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