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 [...]
IT Weapons is 13 years old on Sunday June 16th. Visitors to our office occasionally notice the numbers above our reception desk. The superstitious types might think 13 is a source of worry – not us. Every ITW Anniversary is an opportunity to [...]
We had a dozen Wepz and 10 clients in Anaheim last week for the annual Citrix Synergy conference. The guiding theme for all their solution development and strategy is now “Going Mobile”. The integration and presentation of all their [...]
Here’s a slight dramatization of the most rewarding meeting I’ve had in a long time. The client has 120 people with a small IT team and they are set grow this year with a Calgary acquisition. In the meeting was IT Director Peter, [...]
Ever bought the same car twice? Plenty of people do it. Why repeat yourself? Isn’t variety the “spice of life”? That sentiment might ring true when it comes to salad dressing, but cars, homes, and especially your business are not things [...]
Citrix has some cool messaging around the idea of mobile workstyles and workshifting. Like most cool ideas … they aren’t really new, but Citrix has done a great job showing how the trends toward mobility and a decentralized workforce [...]
You’re probably burning out your corporate IT folks. With the pace of change and innovation increasing and the organizational demands on IT growing, there are still only 40-60 hours per week to get stuff done. The vast majority of IT’s time is [...]
