Legacy IT and Technical Debt: What Should We Do With Our Cauliflower Automation?
If, like me, you have been working in IT for a while, you may recognise this: An organisation...
Data Platforms and Data Lakes: Data Mesh puts Business Back in the Lead
The current method of providing data services using data lakes often leads to highly specialized, siloed teams of...
Data is the new Uranium
Inspired by the tweet of Filippo Valsorda I want to debate the analogy “Data is the new oil”. I think...
How I Use the Dark Side for Innovation
In my post about the Rebel’s Manifesto, I mentioned the Dark Side. That triggered a few questions. How...
Internet of Things Strategy: How IoT Creates Business Value using IoT and Digital Twin
The Internet of Things (IoT) is all about getting in-depth insight into your customers. It is the inter-networking...
Who is responsible when Artificial Intelligence fails?
I am a heavy user of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. I often do not realize I am using...
23 Things Engineers Say, and What They Really Mean
Engineers are a special kind of people. They play a vital role in building our disruptive, digital world....
Why lying is easier than most people think
—- A quick reference manual for becoming the best liar —- In this world, we value the truth. Being...
Everybody is good at their own job, and at everybody else’s job
We are all good at our own jobs. We had extensive training, education or are autodidacts. Unfortunately, we...
Stop teaching our children career skills; Teach them life skills
The rise of robots, algorithms, and machine learning will free us humans from mandatory labor. Ultimately, we will be...
Stop being so Agile !!!
Last week I visited a customer of mine. He showed me around in his new office and explained...
11 Laws That Explain Why Work Gets Messy
Some things I know before I can explain them. I sit in a project meeting and feel that...
Why the Myers-Briggs Test (MBTI) Is Misleading, Harmful, and Poorly Suited for Workplace Decisions
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is one of the best-known personality tests in the world. It is widely...
Treat Your Team Like Children, and They’ll Start Acting Like Children
I’ll share an example from my own experience as a micromanager. I was organizing an event about a...
Why Static Specialization is the Silent Killer of Your Career
For decades, the golden rule of career success was simple: Specialization. Becoming a specialist was your moat. It...
Fuel Your Innovation: The Rebel’s Manifesto
Innovation is not an automated, neat, step-by-step process. Being innovative requires a different mental mode. You need space...