January, 2008

Watch these channel women: They have an agenda

I am always highly conflicted when I do what I am about to do: Write about women in the channel in some sort of special way. For the longest time, I debated whether or not I should make any big deal out of someone's gender as a business attribute. But as I've reached some magic milestone...

Microsoft deal, exec exits: Coincidence or conspiracy?

Sometimes it takes a few days for the obvious to occur. Up here in the snowy northeast we call that "dawn breaking on Marblehead."

Example: Ran into an old bud (to be known as Buddy) today who, as it happens, works for

Business planning: Should you or shouldn’t you? Yes, you should

First, a disclosure. I've been thinking about business planning lately for two big reasons: First, because it's the sort of thing I've been doing for myself to get ready for 2008 and, second, because my new employer, SWOT Management Group, advocates business...