Archive for 'Opinion'

Smart Is…

August 5th, 2008 – 11:55 am
Tagged as: Opinion

by Nada Abu-Ghaida, an Intuit, Inc. employee:
Smart is:

Knowing your customer….in ways that go beyond what the eye can see and what the ear can hear
Knowing your product….such that you can answer questions on how it works, why it works, who it’s for, how much it’s worth,  and where and when to [...]

Another Brick In The Wall!

March 30th, 2008 – 9:57 pm
Tagged as: Opinion

I am not a fan of the “classroom”. What’s taught in the classroom is obsolete by the time students leave the classroom. Modern school systems use the “teach to test” motto as a means to gauge competence. This is what I like to call the competence of “memorize and regurgitate”.
Tom Peters said it best when [...]