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In the real world (that is, the non digital world), there have always been good managers, poor managers, and people who thought a lot about management – ever since people were managed. Just about all of us could say what good management is. As the person being managed, we are clear on the goals we…

This blog is for people who are interested in software which can help people involved in managing something to better achieve their objectives. Is this you? Why are you interested in software? Many people are interested in technology for technology’s sake. This sometimes seems to be the Google thinking. People who like technology being able…

If you hear the phrase ‘internet of things’ – you’re probably listening to someone trying to sell you something. Why is this? Because anyone else – someone you might want to use the data from the ‘things’ – is never going to see the ‘things’ in this way. Let’s say you are a ship engineer…

If by bank (HSBC) counts as a typical “traditional financial institution”, in my opinion it is exceptionally good at IT including cybersecurity, exceptionally good at customer service, offers all the services I need as a private individual and as a business, all for very low rates (last time I looked for a mortgage it was…

I have just read this BBC News article. The heading, “robots and drones take over classrooms”, and the opening illustration, showing a robot teacher, suggests that this is an article about robots taking away teachers’ jobs. The third paragraph talks about “a world where artificial intelligence and robots threaten jobs.” But the article itself is…

Many people have tried to reverse engineer Steve Jobs and build companies or government departments like he did, and there are many theories about what made him successful. Here’s another – that he understood how to make us become the person we want to be. This is no trivial thing. Whether we feel that we…

Wikipedia defines ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘intelligence exhibited by machines’. But the term AI is often taken to mean, machines doing something similar to what people can do. The debate about what computers can do and what people can do, and when computers might catch up, is fascinating. But it’s not a business discussion – perhaps…

The big news this weekend was Donald Trump’s “executive order’, that there should be no immigration into the US from certain countries for a while. Aside from the various political issues involved with this, it also looks like a lot like really bad software. Reading the ‘executive order’ (here) it seems to make reasonable sense…

Software companies  – and websites – which give people complex ‘terms and conditions’ to read are not just being a little ignorant – they are insulting their customers. Let’s go through what this is saying, as an imaginary conversation between me, the software company, and you, the customer. You know and I know that you’re…

If you want to monitor your own health, here’s some useful factors.   How much are you sleeping and how well What are you eating Are you brushing your teeth Are you getting any exercise Are you spending time in dangerous environments (If in China or India) are you spending lots of time in dirty…