"Johnny Come Lately" Written by Steve Earle Recorded by Steve Earle Released October 17, 1988 "I'm an American, boys, and I've come a long way I was born and bred in the USA So listen up close, I've get something to say Boys, I'm buying this round." These first lines from Steve Earle's "Johnny … Continue reading One Perfect Song: Johnny Come Lately
Month: May 2017
My Best Worst Day
I was sure that whatever was making my vision a little blurry would be rinsed away in the shower, and I could get on with my day. I had just gotten out of bed. I had to get breakfast, get dressed, and my wife and I had to get our six and three year old … Continue reading My Best Worst Day
Working Out Loud Success through the lens of Yammer Analytics
I confess. I was selfish. I was only thinking of myself. When I suggested that we introduce Working Out Loud at my workplace, yes...I was thinking about how my colleagues could achieve meaningful goals, and how they could improve their career or personal life, but those were not my only concerns. Mostly, I was thinking … Continue reading Working Out Loud Success through the lens of Yammer Analytics
Collaboration and Yammer Access
There is no organization, be it a suburban household or a multi-billion dollar international corporation, that does not want to find ways to collaborate more effectively. Though collaboration may be a bit simpler in a household (shopping list on the refrigerator, Sunday night planning meeting for the week ahead), most every organization, large or small, … Continue reading Collaboration and Yammer Access
9 Great Rock, Jazz and Soul samples in Rap Music
"Said a hip hop, Hippie to the hippie, the hip, hip a hop, and you don't stop, a rock it out." Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang was released in 1980, and was the first rap song I ever heard. I was 14 years old, and growing up a white, Jewish kid in the suburbs … Continue reading 9 Great Rock, Jazz and Soul samples in Rap Music
How I learned to stop worrying and love Yammer topics
A primary challenge of administering any kind of online space is leading with empathy, the ability understand and share the feelings of another person. What do users want to see? How do they think? How they are most likely to find the information they are looking for? In Yammer, the Microsoft enterprise social network platform (or anyone … Continue reading How I learned to stop worrying and love Yammer topics
