Management

29
Jan

Take me to your leader: The importance of knowing who's in charge

You've probably been there. A new job, a new project team, a new client. A great first meeting.
1 min read
04
Nov

The long haul: Why do academics take so long to hire?

I got in a little bit of a friendly dust up yesterday on Twitter when I asked, "As I
3 min read
02
Sep

Alt-Conference Venues

A discussion today on Twitter about the rising costs of conference space, even on campuses, which in many cases charge
1 min read
03
Aug

Lessons from One Week | One Tool – Part 3, Serendipity

Over the past few months, several people—including several participants themselves—have asked me how we chose the One Week
2 min read
28
Jul

Lessons from One Week | One Tool – Part 1, Project Management

Three days into One Week | One Tool, I’m beginning to see that one of the nice things about running
2 min read
26
Mar
"Soft" [money] is not a four-letter word

"Soft" [money] is not a four-letter word

I will be the first to say that I have been, and continue to be, extremely lucky. As I explained
6 min read
23
Nov

Benchmarking Open Source: Measuring Success by "Low End" Adoption

In an article about Kuali adoption, the Chronicle of Higher Education quotes Campus Computing Project director, Kenneth C. Green as
1 min read
16
Oct

3 Innovation Killers in Digital Humanities

Here's a list of three questions one might overhear in a peer review panel for digital humanities funding,
2 min read
23
Mar

Briefly Noted: Surviving the Downturn; Help with Creative Commons; Yahoo Pipes

The American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) provides cultural heritage professionals with some relevant information on surviving the
13
Mar

Briefly Noted: FOSS Culture; Digital Humanities Calendar; Guardian API; WWW Turns 20

GNOME Foundation executive director Stormy Peters has some advice on bridging the gap between institutional and open source cultures. Useful