April 2009
Unparalled Learning
Two more OJTs joined under my wing recently. They are about to experience first-hand what it is like to wheel and deal in Philippine business selling and implementing Business Intelligence software. I told them that they would be getting experience in a vast number of industries by doing proof-of-concepts. What are the industries? See my list below:
1. Retail Banking 2. Telecommunications 3. Food...
Selling QlikView and Converting to a Mac
I had a meeting with a banking executive in a top Philippine bank who uses one of the most expensive business intelligence solutions in the world. At the end of the meeting he took some time to say that he really liked the Money Transfer Analytics application I had presented (Ry and Ken, you can celebrate too =).
After our meeting, he came back and told me that after our first meeting he had...
What's it like on top?
Last night I was at one of the lounges of Makati’s high-end hotels overlooking the Ayala area. I was at a business meeting talking about pricing & payment terms and - having champagne.
I like this style of doing business. There’s nothing like enjoying champagne over a business meeting.
Edit: Changed the title of the post.
What if our tech is good enough? →
“Incremental improvements just don’t get us excited.”
I’d have to agree with the author on this one. The last big leap was about 1-2 years ago. It’s time for companies to make that next big leap.
What Happens at the World's Most Democratic...
From WorldBlu’s List of Democratic Workplaces Will Make You Want to Work Someplace Else By Noah Robischon [Fast Company]:
* At the Menlo Innovations “software factory” employees are paired together on projects, literally working on the same single computer at the same time. The pairs change every week. The goal is to prevent anyone in the company from holding a project hostage,...
So Many Vice Presidents
Many big companies here in the Philippines like to have a lot of VP positions: Senior Vice President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, First Vice President, and even Second Vice President.
What’s up with that?
I was recently at a meeting with a guy who had the title of Assistant Vice President or AVP. He only managed 8 people in a team. In other words, he was just a line manager...
What is the true job of a Business Analyst?
I’ve met a lot of these kinds of people holding these kinds of position in the course of my work. And the truth is very far from the word “analyst” - especially for immature companies.
So what is the true job of a Business Analyst? Is he/she supposed to do analysis based on data?
Wrong.
A business analyst’s job is to create reports and provide some short-sighted...
March 2009
Do I need a personal business card?
In the last 8 months of working for my company, I’ve given out hundreds of business cards to clients, prospects and partners. One thing I’ve realized is that if I’m no longer connected to my company, how will they be able to contact me?
A simple remedy to this problem is having a personal business card. But handing out two business cards to someone is a bit of a hassle. So what...
