We are are all aware that the amount of data being collected is exploding. This explosion has created new opportunities to consume, analyze, and monetize all of this information. A quick scan of the tech-centric media will show that entrepreneurs are looking to exploit this opportunity from various angles. There is no shortage of startups focusing on tackling the “big data” problem. None of these startups are the real story of “Big Data”.
Purpose. High performing businesses have it and in his book “Faith at Work: Finding Purpose beyond the Paycheck”, Kevin Lowry explores why you should too. This video offers a preview into both the book and why your job might not be as fulfilling as you hoped it would be.
Think about it. The first creature to strike out on his own - to decide that working for someone else wasn’t an option – was the devil. He decided that working in hell for himself was a much better option than working in paradise for someone else.
Considering a jump into the wild? Let me recommend that you consider two things:
I’ve always said that the first nine months of life are for mothers. As a dad, it’s hard to get excited about watching an infant sleep, changing dippers, and cuddling. Once they start smiling, laughing, crawling, exploring, and playing, the world changes. I usually don’t hit stride with my kids until they are 9 to 18 months old. Don’t get me wrong, I love them to pieces, but they just aren’t that fun until they start doing stuff.
Somehow, the fun of doing seems to escalate as they grow. What joy it is to hear your daughter say her first words or watch your son take his first steps. Funny thing though, it turns out that this is not nearly as exciting as dancing with Cinderella or telling your little slugger to slide as he beats the play at the plate. There’s something special about watching your kids grow up and seeing them develop personalities, experience new thrills, and yes, even gain independence.
We live in a noisy, overly digitized world. In many cases this enhances communication, but when we begin to rely on bits and bytes exclusively, we can loose the personal touch that helps us to get our point across. By practicing just a few simple guidelines you may drastically improve your communication and dramatically improving how you are perceived and embraced by others. Continue Reading…
Over the course of the past couple of years, the trend towards a more consumer oriented approach to enterprise IT has gained significant play in the industry. Significant discussion has ensued about how this “consumerization” has changed the way that IT assets are purchased.
Mobile products are pushing the consumerization trend forward. There are several reasons why Mobile lends itself to a more consumer oriented buying cycle. Continue Reading…
Official Future 50 Awards Photo
I don’t typically post self-acolades but today I was humbled to receive perhaps the best recognition I could have ever hoped for. It’s a reflection of the culture we’ve built here at Three Pillar and it’s a tribute to our team who has taken the humble idea that the dignity of the worker is worth fighting for and made it a reality.
One of our teammates has been out for a while and here is a piece of her response to my email checking in on her:
In a recent post I outlined why Integrity is Three Pillar’s core value. Consistent character, high ethical standards, honesty, and sound judgement – who wouldn’t work with someone who embodied these principles? Aren’t these the foundational values that we all look for in our business partners? Of course they are, yet, many laugh them off as righteous goals or simply ignore them as values of a day gone by.
Many people often question the wisdom of selecting integrity as Three Pillar’s core value. Isn’t integrity a must have for any business? Isn’t it table stakes, the foundation of any working relationship? Is it really something that is different about us as at Three Pillar? There is no doubt that most organizations expect others operate with integrity, unfortunately, it has been my experience that far too few people actually operate with integrity themselves. At Three Pillar we actively live integrity.
Too many people believe that integrity is nothing more than a fancy word for honesty. Undoubtedly, honesty is a key component, but integrity requires much more. It is defined by the dictionary in the following three ways:
There’s been a major shift in software product development. Just a few short years ago “not invented here” syndrome ran rampant among software product companies. Many companies were simply unwilling to partner with firms specializing in R&D and product engineering services. This phenomenon was largely built out of fear of letting go of “Core IP”.
Truthfully, a handful of the naysayers had a point. If you truly have differentiating software IP (read: a complex and differentiated scientific algorithm) it probably is wise to keep a bit of the continued R&D around that asset in house. That said, very few executives actually understand what Core IP really is. Continue Reading…
