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Re: Does The Frame Make It Art?

changeforge — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:46:40 -0000

Ken, so good to hear from you again. Your "voice" is always welcome here. Great observation, and I'm glad this (ahem) struck a chord.

Re: Do You Keep The Pace Or Turn It Into A Race?

changeforge — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:19:57 -0000

Michael, you make some solid points.

1) Always be ready, reminds me of a saying, "chance favors the prepared mind."

2) You son's training, and martial arts training in general, is exactly geared at that constant state of readiness. It is referred to as "mind like water". If you notice, how does water react when you throw a big stone? It responds exactly as it needs to. How about a small stone? It does not respond like it did for the big stone - only proportionally. I just posted a video in my FriendFeed with David Allen (Getting Things Done) speaking to a team at Google - and he makes specific mention of his Karate training in getting to your final point.

3) When you said "guild of not being busy" I felt this a good bit as well, and have been systematically working to install systems and recondition my brain to either focus towards maximizing return on effort or simply allowing myself the latitude of not being perfect ;-) Being busy, for me, was always about focusing on that next thing, that next idea, that next acquisition or conquest. Stillness, as my martial arts training describes it, is directly related our perception and contentment, as my spiritual beliefs have begun to reveal to me in the past few years.

I am glad to be back, and very thankful to come back to a nice discussion with your good self. Enjoy the thinking and nothing ;-)

Re: Is The Problem Sales Versus Support?

changeforge — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:35:21 -0000

Eh, typical response from the egocentric, leftist, sales-elitist party to which you so obviously belong. I've seen your type come and go, my friend... come-and-go!

Re: SharePoint 2007: Friend or Foe? - 2 of 4 -

changeforge — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:53:10 -0000

I have living proof of that. We added very robust, custom code to our internal workflows several years back and have never looked back. If you are a shop invested heavily in MS products already, SharePoint is a robust and cheap add-on. Brilliant marketing play by MS... 'cause we are hooked on the SharePoint-crack now!

Re: 5 Time Management Techniques To Keep You Sane.

changeforge — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:50:54 -0000

By its very structure and nature, projects always suffer at least in one area.

Re: Document Solutions Daily Update

changeforge — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:49:06 -0000

We've been pleased with our relationship with Joe. His content is always timely and on-point. I not the first to care too much about news, but I have been really impressed with the range he covers within our industry vertical. Glad you are enjoying.

Re: 5 Time Management Techniques To Keep You Sane.

changeforge — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:46:13 -0000

I completely empathize with you. Time management can be a struggle for anyone in today's fast-paced world. Hang in there. If I had to add one thing, it's learn when not to commit to something. I have a tendency to want to try and solve every problem, but this has proven counterproductive in the past.

Re: Confessions of a Reformed IT Guy

changeforge — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:39:10 -0000

Yep... this is a topic that has my interest presently and could serve us both a lifetime of content in our observations and analysis.

Without getting too deep into this debate (which I must resist in the interest of an upcoming appointment), I have a point of interest to extend your thought process.

I do agree that the Internet is as much infrastructure as the circuits or airwaves which our telephonic communication travels today - not necessarily the appliance itself, mind you. To extend this, "printing" is simply an extension of publishing in a defined medium. For instance, when I want to display a computer's network routing table, I type the command "route print". This displays the information I require upon execution.

Think to your analogy and begin merging all mediums together so that the term "realizing" becomes the effective term used to describe input from a given source travelling via a conveyance of infrastructure to a designed output ultimately for the purposes of consumption.

In this manner, the pieces of furniture are all synonymous without output. Where the computer steps ahead is its interactive nature, which print and TV do not possess at this point - but seem to be angling towards.

I can tell I'm going to have a lot of fun digging around your site ;-)

Re: Confessions of a Reformed IT Guy

changeforge — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:03:32 -0000

Oooohhhh.... all very interesting. You have piqued my curiosity for sure. I actually just stumbled across your Twitter handle today via playing with Twazzup. I was trying to connect the dots, so thanks for saving me a little time ;-)

Needless to say, your post is rather fascinating. I will be very up front that I am not very familiar with all of the varied angles you have discussed here, but with the included link I plan on doing a little more digging over the next week or two.

I would debate a little on your point excluding the Internet as a means of mass media distribution, as I quite frankly believe TV will simply become an extension of the Internet (Web). I like where you are going with this though, and I would share a similar direction in that I think everything is literally becoming a system of inputs and outputs with variable methods to adjust the "volume" (both throughput of noise to signal as well as quantity).

Very interesting indeed... Thank you for letting me know you found our new venture with DSD beneficial, and again thank you very much for the very interesting content. I look forward to more reading and sharing!

Re: Confessions of a Reformed IT Guy

changeforge — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:26:00 -0000

Michael, which part was "not on point"? I'd be very interested with your insights in commercial print. Let us know if you are interested in sharing with our readers here on CF.

Re: The Hidden Costs of Your Documents

changeforge — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:06:13 -0000

The presentation was created using http://prezi.com. It certainly adds the wow factor to standard presentations ;-)

Regards,
K

Re: 5 Time Management Techniques To Keep You Sane.

changeforge — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:50:24 -0000

Collar, that is really great advice! I actually have been working through a revised action plan that is sustainable. It is an interesting exercise to go through (and for me - visualize) as it shows you where you are over-committed and helps clarify not what you think is important - but where your actions illustrate you are focusing your priorities.

Again, thanks.

Regards,
K

Re: Service Level Agreements Gone Bad?

changeforge — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:27:18 -0000

Danny, that is a marvelous idea. thank you so much for sharing this new tool with the ChangeForge community.

Warmest Regards,
K

Re: 5 Time Management Techniques To Keep You Sane.

changeforge — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:42:27 -0000

no information posted "below"?

Re: 5 Time Management Techniques To Keep You Sane.

changeforge — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:41:46 -0000

Nile, I appreciate the input. Was this simply generic advice or did you have specific examples you were drawing from?

Re: Just What is ChangeForge?

changeforge — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:14:59 -0000

Thank you, Keith. Yes it is mine. Every so often I stumble across a combination of words that make a lot of sense... and sometimes even to others ;-)

Re: People you should follow – Aug 14

changeforge — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:05:57 -0000

Keith, thank you very much for these kind words, as well as the recommendations of others to follow. It is a great honor to be counted as a friend of yours, and the feeling is certainly mutual. I look forward subscribing to a few of these fine folks, and I certainly appreciate you sharing these links.

Sincerely,
K

Re: Pleasure and Pain Don’t Offer Perspective

changeforge — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:26:39 -0000

I think you actually reference perspective in this case... allow me to explain.

A child's perception of a parent leaving is typically traumatic at first as they have to adjust their understanding that the parent is in fact coming back. As a pattern develops, the child matures in their understanding that when a parent leaves, they are indeed coming back. When you hear people reference separation anxiety, this would be an example of how a child is forced to rationalize this, and it can appear very traumatic.

Speaking from first hand experience, when I would deploy in the Marine Corps, I might be gone for a week or a month. Upon my return, my wife and I were happy to see each other. My absence from my wife and my wife from me certainly made our hearts long for one another. But this is a more mature version of pleasure and pain, and the way in which we cope with the pain of absence is having what I term as perspective (or understanding) that the loved one is coming back.

I do not know if I explained this very eloquently, but hope this helps explain my perspective.

Re: Pleasure and Pain Don’t Offer Perspective

changeforge — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:31:01 -0000

Thank you.

Re: louisgray.com: Hi Facebook, It's Me, FriendFeed. This Relationship? It's Complicated.

changeforge — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:16:17 -0000

Louis, this is an honest and on-point metaphor. I love this entire post and agree with it completely... but always remember Rule #1... I hate it, but I expect FriendFeed to end up being robbed for her parts and transplanted into Facebook... Let the Frankenstein-fest of this beloved service begin; I'm braced, but please be gentle!

Re: The 4 Pillars of Managed Services

changeforge — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:36:27 -0000

Steve, with respects, this is not a sales forum. This is a discussion forum. In the future, and as a heads-up, this content would do much better and appear much less spammy if you actually provided the fact that you work for Kaseya - at least according to your reply e-mail...

Respectfully Submitted,
Ken

Re: ChangeForge | Ken Stewart | Where business and technology collide » Are we too connected to social media?

changeforge — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:29:31 -0000

WebDesignBoy, true friends are indeed hard won. I can count my true friends on one hand, those that will be there by you through thick and thin. I don't intend to sound like a therapist, but I do hate that you feel that you can only depend on yourself, but certainly have been there myself... I am very thankful for my wife and daughter who were my gifts.

For what it's worth, you are always welcome here.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/07/locking-customers-to-your-product-its.html

changeforge — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:28:09 -0000

Can I get an AMEN in da' house!

Louis you nailed it my friend! I can certainly understand some level of lock in to assist companies in projecting financial returns to help the payroll costs... but in our industry it is quite common to offer service level agreements (SLA's) and ensure penalties are present for us as well. Our team believes in partnership and not vendorship, so even though it is sad to say that there are some that are only concerned with price (as opposed to solid service and relationship) that is certainly their prerogative.

Needless to say, if you value the long term relationship with your clients, an open dialogue and fair pricing is a must. After all, it is important that a company be fair to their clients to entice them to stay just as much as it is in the best interest of the client to pay a fair price so their company can stay in business.

Warmest Regards,
K

Re: 5 Time Management Techniques To Keep You Sane.

changeforge — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:09:07 -0000

Poker, I suppose 1) this depends on your definition of productive time, and 2) boils down to a matter of choice. The question I always ask to those who claim to have no productive time is simply, "Why not?"

A quote I heard yesterday which captures the crux of the last point is, "Direction, not intention, determine destination." This is to say that one must be deliberate with their actions and not allow intentions to be blamed for a lack of achievement.

Love to hear more from you,
Ken

Re: The Cruelty of, “I Wish …”

changeforge — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:43:29 -0000

You know, I have not Natalia. I might just have to do that, but in truth I often wonder if we have grown too far apart to reconcile... Needless to say, that is an idea that for some reason did not come to mind <face palm moment>.

As for your example of Governor Sanford, I completely agree. I just had lunch with a friend several weeks back and this subject came up. He shared with me his opinion that an affair, by definition, disregards the collateral damage it may cause. It is simply living in the moment and purposely not thinking about the future.

As for Sanford specifically, it would be my opinion that the public really questions sincerity of a politician, or the man specifically. It is like asking a convicted robber to work as a cashier. Tough sell as we all judge a person's future behavior on past performance.

Great thoughts, and I would like to thank you for sharing. I thoroughly enjoy your input!

Warmest Regards,
K