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The Details Can Be Devilish

James Murray, the famed creator of one of the world’s most comprehensive reference books, the Oxford English Dictionary, had rooms filled with paper. Correspondents from all over the world sent him thousands of pieces of research on the etymologies of words. A single word alone…

A Frame Makes a Big Difference

Back in 2007, the art world buzzed with the news that a portrait of Lorenzo De Medici by Raphael was going up for auction (the last time something like that happened was in 1892). It’s a spectacular portrait, and what makes Lorenzo De Medici’s figure…

How to Optimize IT Spend with a Limited Budget

Amid a pandemic, it is more important than ever to remain forward-thinking in your IT strategy and maximize the impact of the organization’s IT budgets. As we all now understand, the nature of the current situation has significant short-term budget impacts and will fundamentally change…

Transparency for the Team’s Sake

At the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, a University of Washington rowing team did the unthinkable: They beat the better-equipped and physically stronger Nazi and Italian teams to win the gold. Brute strength wasn’t the key, writes Daniel James Brown in The Boys in the Boat….

Even Small Losses Add Up

$6,000. That’s how much loose change the Daily Mail reports that an average American loses in a lifetime. It’s an astonishing amount—the equivalent of two round-trip plane tickets to Italy or a nice summer getaway for the entire family! – it’s hard to appreciate the…

The Battlefield Doctor

Established in WWI, triage is the process of quickly determining the urgency and priority of a soldier’s treatment, based on the severity of their wounds, to establish the order and priority of emergency treatment and transport for the patient. When…

Narcissus Got a Bad Rap

Greek mythology chronicled the demise of the demigod Narcissus, who obsessed upon his own reflection, with tragic results. Many ancient superstitions around the world purport it was risky, unlucky, or even fatal, to gaze at one’s reflection. In project management,…

E.T. Phone Home

Movie lovers remember the lovable E.T. character who had an unplanned adventure on Earth. Regardless of his exciting experiences and new friendships, he remained focused on his one mission: to ‘phone home’ and ultimately return to his home planet. As…

Embrace Change to Evolve

According to the World Health Organization, a pandemic is declared when a new disease for which people do not have immunity spreads around the world beyond expectations. March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and will forever change our lives. …