Bryan Strawser

While I didn’t read the entire article, this is a great summary of the extent that some companies will goto in order to have an effective user experience on their Intranets.  Very impressive.

Useit.Com: Ten Best Intranets of 2002. Even though the full process can take about two years, our winning projects did not hold off until everything was perfect before releasing the new intranets to an unsuspecting public. Some companies had been burned before by “big bang” development projects that took forever to create a hoped-for solution to all problems in a single, delayed release. [Tomalak’s Realm]

So much for the snake oil salesmen (and women)

.Com Millionaires: Where are they now? [Slashdot]

This game is loads of fun.  I still haven’t explored the campaign portion of the game, but the combat arms portion of the game is fantastic. 

I’m still looking for a good corps / division army simulation by the way – any recommendations?

Business Week.  US business schools begin to integrate ethics into their programs.  While the AFA grad below said something a little trite, his sentiment is basically on the mark.  Tell me:  which guy would you hire?   

The exercises seemed to be a hit with enrollees. “Business has a long way to go to win back the public trust,” says Jeff Phillips, a graduate of the Air Force Academy, a captain in the Air Force, and now a UMich first-year MBA student. He credits his military training with a basic belief: “We’re taught to do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do.”

Some of Phillips’ classmates quietly scoffed at his view. But the idea of going to jail seemed to resonate strongly in the minds of some members of the Wolverine Class of 2004. “You just don’t want to be that guy,” says Ojas Patel, who finished medical school before enrolling in the MBA program.

What’s worse is that the article implies that many in the class are totally indifferent to ethics and some are even openly hostile to the concept. [John Robb’s Radio Weblog]

Off through Monday as I worked Labor Day – tons to do around the house.  I can’t see the floor in the guest bedroom, dry cleaning to pick up, and all that jazz.

I’ve often said that the most valuable person on my team is the one who has the courage to disagree with me, even publically.  Their candor and courage makes us a better team, and makes me a better leader.  Honesty, Openness, and Tolerance of Dissent are key characteristics of great leaders….

Instilling a Culture of Corporate Candor. It isn’t easy to create a culture of candor within an organization, but it is possible. Warren Bennis expounds on the need for executives and boards that insist on honesty, openness and tolerance of dissent. [read more] [Tony Bowden: Understanding Nothing]

For all the good that Buddy Cianci did for Providence, and he apparantly did alot, it’s all been overshadowed by his overly corrupt city government, of which he was the ringleader.  In reality, he probably committed alot more crimes than we’ll ever know – and I, for one, won’t miss him.

Providence’s Mayor Is Sentenced to 5 Years for Corruption. New York Times Sep 6 2002 2:17PM ET [Moreover – Crime and punishment news]