Video: Just How Does One Create A Keynote Presentation?
Dr. Jim Anderson explains how he went about creating a keynote speech for a college graduation.
Video: Product Managers & The Secret of The Color Wheel
Dr. Jim Anderson shows how product managers and product marketers can use a color wheel to correctly choose colors for use in their next PowerPoint presentation.
Negotiation Tactic: The Reverse Auction
In the world of negotiations, there are few tactics as old and as well thought of as the “reverse auction”. This is a powerful negotiating technique that allows a buyer to get the sellers to offer their best pricing for the most amount of work. Not bad if you are a buyer, eh?
CIO Cloud Computing 101: Why Use The Cloud?
Does anyone besides me remember the big Furby craze that swept the U.S. in the early ’90’s? People went crazy for these little plush dolls and they started collecting them in hopes that they would one day be valuable. Well, that never happened and a lot of people got stuck with expensive toys that they […]
Handling Hecklers: 5 Ways That Presenters Can Restore Order
How does that children’s rhyme go? “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. Bull! If there is one thing that presenters dread more than forgetting their lines, it’s having someone add to their speech without an invitation. Unlike President Obama we don’t have a flock of Secret Service agents […]
5 Characteristics Of Hard Core Gamers That IT Managers Need
As yet another generation comes to work in the IT department, IT mangers are being confronted with another management challenge. More and more of the new wave of workers are coming from the world of multi-player online games
5 Reasons Fake Products Are A Real Product Manager Problem
When a product manger’s birthday rolls around and before he / she gets a chance to blow out the candles on their birthday cake, it is customary that they make a wish. Guess what just about all product mangers wish for every year? If you guessed “for my product to be successful”, then you guessed […]
Japanese Sales Negotiation Secrets
All too often Americans (like me) think that we know everything. The reality is that our society has only been around for a bit over 200 years and we’re just getting started. That’s why it can be valuable for a sales negotiator to take a look at how societies that have been around for 1,000’s […]
Dr. Jim Anderson Reveals Secrets Of How To Evaluate A Company
On Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011, Dr. Jim Anderson presented a seminar titled “Evaluating Companies: How To Spot The Lemons!“. The room was filled to standing room only and the evening was filled with both learning and great questions. As technical professionals we like to think of ourselves as being able to take in lots of […]
Wicked, Wicked IT Strategy Problems
Some problems just can’t be solved. As an IT guy with an engineering background, I find this hard to believe – it goes against my grain. I mean, back in school I encountered lots of problems that at first blush appeared to be impossible to solve. However, once I had gotten a little deeper into […]