Did I ever tell you why we don’t allow cowboy boots at the ITW Data Centres…? I think the best way to honour the past and strengthen your team is to tell the stories and share the lessons. All of them. Especially the ones where we screwed up. [...]
“Privacy snafus are to social networks as violence is to football. The whole point of social networks is to share stuff about people that’s interesting, just as the whole point of football is to upend the guy with the ball. Every so often, [...]
When sh*t happens (and it always does), it’s a good idea to look back and figure out what went wrong. What decisions could you have made differently? How does your team prevent the same nasty issues from happening again? Sometimes, after the [...]
I hear people confusing and running together “BYOD” talk and “Mobility” talk all the time. As far as I’m concerned, every executive and every field sales person should have multiple “smart” devices and [...]
IT Weapons is pleased to announce an appearance on the CDN Top 100 Solution Providers list, a list comprised of the top IT solution providers across Canada, a list comprised of companies dedicated to innovation and dedication to the craft of [...]
Are we as good as we used to be? I think so, but we need to be sure. Jay and I have been thinking about this is a lot lately … and now it’s time to act. We’ve been inspired. According to the legends, after a fruitless 10 [...]
I think in pictures. I need to visualize and experience a problem if I’m going to help find a solution. I usually draw my ideas before I write about them. So, when someone presents me a report, I look for graphs, charts, maps, and diagrams. [...]
IT Weapons had another company culture victory this week. 6 months ago, one of our Wepz came into my office to explain that she wanted to make a change in her life. She made the adventurous choice to pick up and move her family to Nova Scotia. [...]
Do you always tell your boss the truth? If you’re a business owner, are you sure that your team is always giving you the facts? It’s human nature to withhold information that might get someone upset; maybe you want to spare a loved one’s [...]
I’m about to go away on vacation with my family. Jay and I make sure we get away together with our families once a year. It’s a great opportunity for us to talk about “long-ball” strategic stuff away from the usual obligations in the office [...]
