This week, I’m in Phoenix, Arizona, while my wife attend the annual conference for Fun Stampers Journey (FSJ). Being here sparks some ideas around their business that I’ll be sharing here. Customer webpage palettes One of the skills that FSJ is teaching their coaches this week is building a personal brand. Additionally, they have just … More Idea: Fun Stampers Journey Digital Enhancements
Recently at work, I got to observe a outside firm present a the design for a new application. After the designs were approved, this firm built the application. As we went through this process, we discovered several things that should have been caught earlier – prior to the start of development. This got me thinking … More Design Review Process
Cyber security threats are cyclic – data breaches, phishing attacks, and denial of service attacks come into the spotlight on a regular basis. This week, we have been revisited by ransomware. Ransomware is a type of malware attack that encrypts files on a victim computer, making them completely inaccessible. This can be undone be paying … More Protecting companies from ransomware
According to the Washington Times, membership in the VFW has dropped from 2.1 million in the early 1990s to 1.3 million in 2014. At that time, only 15 percent of eligible veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq had joined. The numbers for the American Legion showed a similar trend. As a millennial Iraq veteran, … More Idea: VFW Mobile Post
Background As a frequent HEB shopper, I have noticed the increased footprint of grocery delivery services within the store. At my local store, Instacart has a set of shelves, refrigerators, and freezers at the front, and Instacart shoppers gathering goods. HEB also has its own delivery service, though I haven’t noticed their folks specifically. Problem … More Idea: Centralize HEB Delivery Services
When scanning the resumes of college students at a career fair, I am trying to quickly answer three questions: Is this person in the right major & year for our positions? If so, have they met our general qualifications (GPA, coursework)? If so, what do I want to hear more about? The first question is … More Scanning a resume
I’ll admit, I haven’t kept up with my diligent studying the way I intended. That being said, I had time today to take a practice exam, so I jumped on it. I went to Manhattan Prep and took their first (free) exam. I got a 610 (40Q, 34V). I was a little concerned, as Ready … More GMAT: The first practice test
One of my goals for 2017 is to be accepted to the UTSA MBA program and begin my leveling courses (a set of courses designed to give some basic knowledge that would be covered in an undergraduate business degree). The application deadline for the fall semester is July 1st. There are 4 requirements to make … More 2017: The Year of the GMAT and Other Things
This post was originally published on November 9th, 2015 on LinkedIn. Big room planning is the quarterly planning session for the Scaled Agile Framework. During this exercise, all of our teams, management, legal, compliance, and many others participated. About 150-200 people all together – getting things done at a much faster pace than would be … More Big Room Planning: An Introvert’s Guide
This post was first published on February 9th, 2015 on LinkedIn. Interestingly, we can see many elements of Gamification in the military: Game Elements Beyond the literal application of Missions to military operations, for the purpose of gamification, we can view many military schools as missions or quests. They are finite in length, with clear … More Gamification in the Military
Jim Solce 