http://www.financealley.com en-us editorial@financealley.com Creativity. A lot of companies say that they want it, but not all of them do a good job of fostering it. It’s not hard to see why. Creativity often appears unproductive. It can require dissociating one’s self from one’s normal work, and it fre... http://www.financealley.com/article_486789_15.html 07th March 2008 A couple of years ago, I experienced the misfortune of having two laptop computers break down within a single week. One laptop was less than eight months old; the other had failed five times in less than two years. As you can imagine, I was extremely di... http://www.financealley.com/article_76155_15.html 25th July 2006 In the course of my career, I've had to deal with a lot of vendors—software companies, sensor manufacturers, electronics distributors and more. Some of them have left lasting impressions on me, whereas others have been eminently forgettable. I'd like to... http://www.financealley.com/article_76153_64.html 25th July 2006 Over the years, I've paid a lot of attention to how companies recruit computer programmers. During that time, I've noticed how managers frequently make hiring decisions that seem to make sense in the short term, but which result in long-term chaos. I've... http://www.financealley.com/article_76132_15.html 25th July 2006