by John Farrar | Feb 13, 2023 | business, disruption, technology
ROI (Return on Investment) vs. ROG (Return on Gambling) For many of us, we think that statement is obvious, something we would never do. Yet, it is something time, and experience has taught me nearly all of us would and have done without realizing it. We may have...
by John Farrar | Feb 9, 2023 | business, disruption, technology
While some like to say less is more, we know it isn’t always true. We would not tell a new employees we were going to pay them less and expect them to think they were getting more. So, when is less more? As technology has evolved, we have learned about user...
by John Farrar | Feb 6, 2023 | business, disruption, technology
To some, winning means finding what works and to keep on doing it. Many franchises have been built and continue with the strength of this truth. Is this concept universal? If a truth appears universal, but something changes with our products, and services in creation,...
by John Farrar | Jan 17, 2023 | business, culture, disruption, technology
Angel or Devil? It seems those who look at chatGPT think it is one or the other. Franklin D. Roosevelt used the phrase, “nothing to fear but fear itself”. People have started to talk about chatGPT as the manifestation of fear or the devil. Others have...
by John Farrar | Nov 15, 2022 | business, technology
Inside our workplaces, there is a familiar tension between business-focused objectives and technology-focused objectives. Technology, in business terms, is like a division of a company. It is therefore not surprising that many businesses form a division called IT, or...
by John Farrar | Sep 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Wow, which is another way to say Ortus Solutions. If you have never been to Into The Box, you will not understand why those who go, go again and again. This conference checks the boxes. Grow Technical KnowledgeAdvance Productive SkillsGreat CommunityMulti-Track...
by John Farrar | Aug 8, 2022 | business, technology
We have heard the devil is in the details. This article is about getting technology right and not inviting the devil into our business, personal gadgets, or any other solutions we have the power to create or select. Some things here will appear to be obvious, but why...
by John Farrar | Jul 5, 2022 | culture, technology
We heard years ago Cobol was dead, then people believed ColdFusion was dead, recently someone said Java was dead. Why do we think languages are dead before they decline? The simple answer is the language is thriving. Sure, other languages have more traction, but Adobe...
by John Farrar | Mar 26, 2022 | technology
It is time for a frustrating question to be answered beause the problem runs from those completely new to tech work skills to those with decades under their belts. We don’t do tech training well, and the secret is not in more courses. Learning works best...
by John Farrar | Mar 22, 2022 | business, culture, technology
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Relationships Job changes are more common than ever before, that is better for the employee than for the employer. Turnover for technical staff is higher than ever, and that is a leading cost of doing business. What can a...
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