I just returned from a week of holidays with my young family. I brought my laptop, smartphone, and oodles of work related reading with me. I made it through almost none of it. My kids are at pretty demanding ages; they needed my attention so I gave it to them. The result – I slept […]
Entries from August 30th, 2010
Taking a break from work
August 30th, 2010 · Comments Off on Taking a break from work · Uncategorized
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Stats CND
August 13th, 2010 · Comments Off on Stats CND · Uncategorized
The media has been all over the decision made by Statistics Canada to eliminate the long form census. There are ample political considerations that can be debated elsewhere, but there are some basic statistical concerns with the decision. Making a survey voluntary As much as possible, individuals from whom data is collected should be selected […]
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Out of office
August 6th, 2010 · Comments Off on Out of office · Uncategorized
I am heading to Montreal for the Academy of Management conference. I will be away until late next week. I will fill you in on all of the interesting things that I see and learn when I get back.
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The people at Apple
August 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off on The people at Apple · Uncategorized
Most of us find the Apple business model intriguing. There are few organizations that have managed to come up with such revolutionary developments at such a fast and consistent pace. I spent some time in an Apple store today. The iPhone 4G had just been released. I was struck not by the pace of innovation […]
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