The Satellite Franchise Virtual Office Model

Why do we drive so far to work?

been thinking about this issue for a while...

now that gas is $3 a gallon, it may make more sense...even if it doesn't make any more sense there may be more pressure to adopt something like this...

Think of McDonalds, Walgreens, or Home Depot...

A location wherever you go, all similar, close to home, convienient...

Offices should go to the employees rather than making them come to you...gives you the best possible shot at the biggest possible talent pool...the ability to draw on every possible employee...

linked with technology to form a virtual group...Obviously, the challenge is to truly work together as a group...hey that's a challenge anyway...

the engineering company as a series of small "franchise" locations, acting together virtually to make up the required horsepower...

just athought...

the porous membrane: why corporate blogging works.

from the gaping void blog

I like this explanation...hopefully this blog and the website offer the same opportunities...

Things you might here me say...

"Actions speak louder than words..." could be considered Rule No. 1

"Make a qualitative difference..." don't just have an opinion

"Overtaken By Events..." also known as "OBE"

"There is a need for precision..." 'nuff said

"Never ignore fundamentals..."

"There is no substitute for preparation..." I'm not kidding...

"Life is not a perfect process..."

"Draw like you know what you're doing..."

"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed later..." I thought this was attributed to Patton but I have never been able to confirm it.

"Looking spontaneous is a matter of careful preparation..." M. Twain by way of R. Heinlein.

"Make an effort, not an excuse..." taken from a poster in the gym at our local elementary school...it would be a pleasant chnage if people focussed the energy they expend coming up with excuses and reasons for not doing their work on actually doing work...

Draining New Orleans Easier Said Than Done

good article from ENR.com

In particular, check out the link to the slideshow of the damage to the levees and pumping stations...

good luck to everyone down there...

Wrapping up the summer...

at the beach today...

back to school...back to work...

it's nice to have an extra day off...I'll still be working, but at least I'll be at home...been much too busy lately