What Can’t You Not Do?
Over on her Ask a Manager blog, Alison Green today discussed those personality traits which force you into certain behaviors, resulting in career choices that are almost imperatives. It’s an interesting thought – are there things that you MUST do to satisfy your own internal itch? But then I started thinking about how that would [...]
The Power (and Value) of “No”
Yes/No. Yin/Yang. Right/Wrong. It seems as if there are a lot of ways to say that in many decisions, we have two basic potential responses (and many other shades of gray in between). Answering “Yes” almost always involves more work, more responsibility and more hassle. So why don’t we choose “No” more often? As human [...]
New Client Availability
I have a single vacancy in my client list that I’m looking to fill. My clients are typically organizations that fall into one of three obvious categories: small organizations who need a contract negotiator for individual large deals; medium-sized organizations seeking to create a contract management team; and, large organizations who can benefit from strategic [...]
This Week on The Web 2009-10-11
These are the discussions that happened around the web this week – maybe you already read about them, maybe you need to again. Come join the party on twitter (follow me here and you’ll participate in the conversation live.) I also realized that many of you might have no idea what you’re seeing below. Sorry. [...]
FTC Required Disclosure
The FTC now requires bloggers to disclose what they’ve received for free. I was about to say nothing when I remembered that I received a copy of H. Ward Classen’s A Practical Guide to Software Licensing for Licensees and Licensors. It took me so long to read and review that Ward probably regretted even having [...]
Announcing the Software Licensing Education Series on DVD
The saying goes that you don’t appreciate someone else until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. The same can be said for appreciating process. While it is still extremely easy to create new digital works in almost any medium, converting them – especially for sale – is still challenging. So it gives me great [...]
This Week on The Web 2009-10-04
These are the discussions that happened around the web this week – maybe you already read about them, maybe you need to again. Come join the party on twitter (follow me here and you’ll participate in the conversation live.) I also realized that many of you might have no idea what you’re seeing below. Sorry. [...]



