managing change

The More Things Change - The More They Stay The Same

 I haven't been sleeping too well recently, in that I keep waking at 04:30 or thereabouts, and I'm darned if I can get back to sleep...

I usually toss and turn for about 45 minutes, give up and get up. A cup of tea or coffee later, and I'm beavering away at my PC.

I think I know what's at the heart of it all.  2009 has been a year of significant change for me, in many small but important ways, and my subconscious brain has been working overtime! A good buddy and Uber-Smart money-making associate of mine Dave Shillito, has a great technique when he has a problem to solve - he speaks aloud "subconscious brain - go to work on it and give me a solution". Then he carries on doing whatever he's doing.

Craziest thing to watch I'm telling you!  But it works.

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How To Manage Change and Perform Configuration Management

I remember, many years ago, attending my first training course on Quality. Management couldn’t get enough people to attend, so they bribed them with a free scientific calculator (back then worth about $200) – so I attended.

To be honest, I found it a whole lot more compelling than I expected. After lunch on the second day, they had an expert talk about Configuration Management.

Well, she certainly knew her stuff – but I came away thinking that CM was a bit ‘academic’.

How Wrong Can I Be? Configuration Management is BUSINESS CRITICAL!

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The Art Of Managing Change

It has been said that the only things that are certain in life are death and taxes.

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