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| APRIL 2011 | Being More Than a Green Advocate | |
| Won't it be wonderful when making the right environmental decisions is a Business As Usual (BAU) activity? By now, many of us are fluent in placing paper, cans, and plastic into the kindly marked Recycling bin that resides in our homes and offices. And some of us may actually re-use a plastic water bottle now and again by refilling it with filtered tap water. But, how many of us make professional contributions TOWARD sustainable practices? (Don't stop reading due to guilt; you may be doing more than you know.) | ||
| MARCH 2011 | Priorities | |
| It's Monday. Today's to-do list is longer than my arm. Yesterday's to-do list is telling me I'm a loser and didn't accomplish anything this weekend. | ||
| FEBRUARY 2011 | A Fable | |
| I enjoy stories and fables that teach us life lessons. Remember, the story about the boy who cried “Wolf”? Just for fun, let’s turn this story on its head and see what it can teach us in our not-so-make believe telecom land. | ||
| JANUARY 2011 | No Regrets | |
| Did you know that 63% of the workforce under age 45 plans to leave their current employer when the economy improves? Why is that? We can pretend it's all about the money. But... | ||
| DECEMBER 2010 | Art and Science | |
| A long time ago, I heard someone share a very simple recipe for professional and personal happiness: Rigorously study the discipline and art of appreciation. I like this recipe for its simplicity. I also like that it demands action on my part. | ||
| NOVEMBER 2010 | Risk | |
| What would you do if you were not worried about failing? Would you go for that promotion? Would you stick your neck out and propose a better process to get things done in your area of expertise? Would you take a telecom class that is totally unrelated to your current position? | ||
| OCTOBER 2010 | Do Smarter Phones Make Us Smarter People? | |
| My point is this. It's what we DO with something that will or will not make us smarter. On its own, information is neither good nor or bad, neither useful nor pointless. | ||
| SEPTEMBER 2010 | Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know. - Daniel J. Boorstin | |
| What Don’t You Know? Isn’t that an interesting question? Some of what we know leads us to additional things we feel obligated to learn. | ||
| AUGUST 2010 | Get OUT of Your Comfort Zone | |
| Call me a homebody, but in my mind there’s nothing quite as perfect as sitting outside on a summer evening with my husband and a cold glass of white wine. It’s the blissful ending to a busy day of work, shuffling kids, maintaining the money pit we call home, and trying to snag a bit of “couple time” before collapsing on to my pillow. | ||
| JULY 2010 | The Dirty Little Secret | |
| A grin came across Ernie's face as he offered a clear rebuttal to this fallacy: "Let me tell you a dirty little secret that no one wants to admit. Most things wireless are not really wireless. Without the wire network, there would be no wireless." | ||
| JUNE 2010 | Smart TVs: Even Smarter Infrastructure Needed | |
| Did you know that by 2013, more than 45% of flat panel TVs will ship with an Internet connection? | ||
| MAY 2010 | What Goes Around Comes Around | |
| By noon, I had completed many items on my to-do list and I was ready to facilitate a Webinar. I logged on about 30 minutes early to make sure all was well with the presenters. That's when things went to hell in a handbasket. | ||
| APRIL 2010 | Tread Lightly | |
| It's only respectful that our telecom community creates its own path with environmentally-friendly initiatives. And, we all know these initiatives are not easy or convenient. | ||
| MARCH 2010 | Boundary Crossing? | |
| In tight times, we can become hyper-diligent about working to uncover more and more operational efficiencies. That can be a good thing -- unless we become myopic. | ||
| FEBRUARY 2010 | Avoidance | |
| In our jobs, we all have some less-than-interesting To-Do’s that are due on a monthly basis. They’re usually mundane; they always require time that we don’t have, and, in general, we avoid them. | ||
| JANUARY 2010 | Old School? | |
| I know the New Year is all about making changes. But, can’t it also be about focus and staying true to your mission? | ||
| DECEMBER 2009 | A Simple Gift | |
| In telecom infrastructure land, 2009 hasn’t exactly been pretty. | ||
| NOVEMBER 2009 | Why OSP and Wireless Backhaul? | |
| Despite a pitiful economy, AT&T and Verizon intend to spend about $35 million collectively in 2009. | ||
| OCTOBER 2009 | OSP EXPO Mini-Review | |
| On my way through Chicago O'Hare International Airport recently, I saw a great billboard ad. It read: "Before social networks there were lobbies." SO true. I've said it before: no amount of web-based social networking can replace the real thing at a potent industry event as well as during the hours before and after it. OSP EXPO 2009 is a perfect example. | ||
| SEPTEMBER 2009 | Prepared? | |
| We all can’t help but wonder whether the recession is easing. Some of us rely on reports from the news media to tell us whether it is or isn’t. Others recite analysts’ interpretations of empirical data and studies. Many of my peers and colleagues don’t know what to believe; we do know, however, that our professional equilibrium will never recalibrate to the level of comfort it was a few years ago. Forget about knowing whether the recession is coming or going. Just what can we control? | ||
| AUGUST 2009 | Everything-on-Demand | |
| Wish I could have coined this phrase, 'cuz darned if it's not right on the money. Today, end-users want everything right this minute and right where they are and right at a discounted price. That leaves you in the precarious position of delivering everything to your customers without a whole lot of investment dollars and with more and more pressure to do your jobs in overdrive. Intimidating or exhilarating? I'm going to argue that it is exhilarating - and here's why. | ||
| JULY 2009 | Can Virtual Replace Real? | |
| Can Facebook, Twitter, and text messages replace real-life connections? I say NO! In my humble opinion, face-to-face connections count even more today than they have in the past. | ||
| JUNE 2009 | OSP Skeptics – Wake Up! | |
| How many times have you heard the expression, “You can’t judge a book by its cover”? I can recall numerous parental lectures and well-meaning conversations from mentors that have driven that point home time and time again. There’s a good reason for it. It’s true. | ||
| MAY 2009 | Testing and Troubleshooting | |
| I'm speaking about testing and troubleshooting of our collective psyche in this economy. We're all being tested in ways we've never imagined. | ||
| APRIL 2009 | Extra! Extra! | |
| OSP EXPO today announced a stellar lineup of top network executives to address 3,500+ delegates at its 2009 event. | ||
| MARCH 2009 | Firm Footing | |
| This year, I’m intent on climbing a mountain. Okay, so climbing a mountain may be a bit of an exaggeration. To be perfectly upfront, my plan has little to do with actually climbing a mountain. (It just sounds more interesting to say it that way.) | ||
| FEBRUARY 2009 | Building an OSP Community | |
| JANUARY 2009 | PUP – Proactive Unprecedented Positivity | |
| DECEMBER 2008 | Sappiness Has Its Time and Place | |
| NOVEMBER 2008 | Click! | |
| OCTOBER 2008 | Who? Me? | |
| SEPTEMBER 2008 | Broadband Nomad | |
| AUGUST 2008 | Rapidly Learning | |
| JULY 2008 | Is Your Head in the Sand? | |
| JUNE 2008 | Thought Leaders in the OSP | |
| JUNE 2008 | Don’t Discount the Human Element | |
| MAY 2008 | Verizon in the AFOX Zone | |
| MAY 2008 | Hard to Keep a Secret… | |
| APRIL 2008 | Verizon Shines the Light on Its Teams | |
| APRIL 2008 | Avoiding Eeyore-dom | |
| MARCH 2008 | Are You a Thought Leader? | |
| FEBRUARY 2008 | OSP EXPO™ 2OO8 Keynote Announcement | |
| JANUARY 2008 | What’s Up? | |
| DECEMBER 2007 | I’ve Got Nuthin’ | |
| NOVEMBER 2007 | Wasting Time | |
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