https://kindofidea.com/tags/management/ Recent content in Management on Kind of Idea Hugo en-US Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 https://kindofidea.com/enough-complaining/ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 https://kindofidea.com/enough-complaining/ <p>I just read this <a href="http://fatorw.com/2008/01/21/desvinculando-satisfacao-e-cumprimento-de-metas/">post by Walmar</a> about people who tie their satisfaction to achieving goals. Walmar says that this is pushing things too far and causes many problems, because if the goals are not met, it negatively affects the motivation of people whose mood is tied to them. It got me thinking about another behavior: imagining that things elsewhere are better and then complaining about what is close at hand.</p> https://kindofidea.com/windows-vs-linux-or-spielberg-vs-chavez/ Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 https://kindofidea.com/windows-vs-linux-or-spielberg-vs-chavez/ <p>Welcome, everyone, to the second episode of the “Think about it!” series.</p> <p>For several years I have been following discussions about which operating system to use. In this post, I will try to offer a different point of view that might serve as a reference for IT managers making decisions. My only goal, though, is to encourage discussion and reflection.</p> <p>Before getting to the topic, take a look at the image below: <img src='http://valeriofarias.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/foconosistema.jpg' alt='Focus on the system' /></p>