Technology Pros Move into Management - Tech & IT Job Resources from Monster.com:
Good news from Monster for all my java programmers that want a management position.
"Technology Pros Move into Management"
by Allan Hoffman
Monster Tech Jobs Expert
Technology professionals, once stereotyped as antisocial nerds unsuited for the boardroom, now routinely are taking management positions alongside colleagues with MBAs and years of experience in areas such as marketing, finance and human resources.
'The business world -- smart business, anyway -- is definitely more open to people with technical expertise moving into management these days,' says Gene De Libero, CEO of Ambient Media, a company that provides digital signage networks.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Monday, December 12, 2005
Do you love paintings ?
Dear MMNTers students,
check my father's website, you'll see some amazing paintings !
If you love African animals, you will enjoy your time on his homepage ...
http://bernardduffort.free.fr
Regards,
Olivier (Bloggers for life)
Saturday, December 10, 2005
MIT OpenCourseWare | Comparative Media Studies | CMS.930 Media, Education, and the Marketplace, Fall 2001 | Video Lectures
MIT OpenCourseWare | Comparative Media Studies | CMS.930 Media, Education, and the Marketplace, Fall 2001 | Video Lectures:
The Next Big Thing: Video Internet
a video lecture by Robert Metcalfe
Have you heard of MIT's OpenCourseWare project? This video lecture by Bob Metcalfe (say Ethernet!) about the convergence of the Internet and Video is very topical... even 4 years after his original lecture to MIT students. You might enjoy watching it. You could perhaps download it to your video iPod?
See you Monday!
james
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Killer Innovations-- a weekly podcast 4 U
Killer Innovations
Killer Innovations
Unleashing the human potential to create
This is a must-read (and a must-listen) for all the MMNTers who are future entrepreneurs.....
Phil Mckenny talks about innovation and creativity...
His podcasts are fascinating, and instructive....
you can download them as mp3 files.
see you soon,
james
Here are all his previous podcasts:
Dec 05, 2005 - Innovation Rules and Virtual Anthropology
Nov 23, 2005 - Creating a Pipeline of Innovation and Tryvertising
Nov 13, 2005 - Cost Benefit Analysis of Innovations
Nov 6, 2005 - Futurecasting and Listener Contributions
Nov 1, 2005 - Team Diversity for Brainstorming
Oct 24, 2005 - Innovation Timing
Oct 17, 2005 - Innovation Mentoring
Oct 12, 2005 - Stealth Innovations
Oct 3, 2005 - Katrina Innovations
Sept 25, 2005 - Overcoming Your Idea Critics
Sept 19, 2005 - Building on the Innovation of Others
Sept 12, 2005 - Using Customers as a Source of Ideas
Sept 5, 2005 - Creating an Innovation Culture
Aug 28, 2005 - Idea Quota and Twinsumer
Aug 21, 2005 - Fast Prototyping
Aug 14, 2005 - Redefining the Innovation Opportunity
Aug 7, 2005 - Biology Based Innovations
July 31, 2005 - Emergent Innovations
July 24, 2005 - Innovation Success Rate
July 17, 2005 - Collaboration for Innovations
July 10, 2005 - Financial Criteria for Killer Innovations
July 3, 2005 - Storytelling & Weak Signals
June 26, 2005 - Measuring Innovation & Applying Killer Questions
June 20, 2005 - Structured Innovation Part 2 & Innovation Rate
June 14, 2005 - Structured Innovation & Perspective
June 6, 2005 - Scenario Planning & Computer Gaming
May 30, 2005 - Transforming the organization & alt industries
May 21, 2005 - Incremental Innovation & Sci-Fi
May 15, 2005 - Interview with Brain Reactions
May 7, 2005 - 2nd Generation Tools & Human Scale
May 1, 2005 - KI Workshop Warm-up and Differentiation
April 23, 2005 - 1st Generation Innovation Tools
April 17, 2005 - 10 Types of Innovation
April 13, 2005 - Ranking Ideas
April 10, 2005 - KI Workshop
April 3, 2005 - Killer Questions
March 26, 2005 - Innovating the 'experience economy'
March 22, 2005 - Barriers to innovation
Saturday, December 03, 2005
Wikipedia and the nature of truth | Perspectives | CNET News.com
Wikipedia and the nature of truth | Perspectives | CNET News.com:
After Aurelie and Jean-Philippe's talk about Wikipedia I thought this might interest you... :-)
Also, Franck asked about what I like to read... cNet's news.com is one source I like among many.... here's what they say about Wikipedia. Follow the link above to discover more :
"Perhaps the most recognized application of open-source technology in the world, Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that has become a research staple for millions of Web users.
Written collaboratively by volunteers, Wikipedia has become a smash success. The free site includes more than 845,000 articles in English alone and has won a loyal legion of fans. John Seigenthaler does not number among them.
In an op-ed published Thursday in USA Today, Seigenthaler wrote about his anguish after learning about a false Wikipedia entry that listed him as having been briefly suspected of involvement in the assassinations of both John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. " .....
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
BBC2 goes mad for broadband - Broadband & ISPs - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
Broadband and the BBC TV... wow!
BTW... Do you know this online journal: silicon.com??? This is not your weekly Newsweek!
more soon
james
BBC2 goes mad for broadband - Broadband & ISPs - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
Technorati tags: bbc broadband
BTW... Do you know this online journal: silicon.com??? This is not your weekly Newsweek!
more soon
james
BBC2 goes mad for broadband - Broadband & ISPs - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
Technorati tags: bbc broadband
Saturday, November 26, 2005
InternetNews Realtime News for IT Managers
InternetNews Realtime News for IT Managers
This is not your Newsweek or Time magazine!
I haven't seen all of you recently... :-( but I'm thinking of you...
I'm sending you interesting IT media sites as I come across them.
see you (all?) soon
james
Institute for Backup Trauma
Institute for Backup Trauma
Do you remember John Cleese from the MontyPython shows? He's in this 6 minute video.
It's a funny ad for a startup that was first shown at the Demo Conference two years ago. you don't know about the demo.com conferences ??? Have a look...
For me the videos of the demos aren't functioning (look in the archive of 2005... ) Do they work for you? Leave a comment on this message to let the others know....
I imagine some of you will be pitching your startups at the Demo Conference in a few years!
see you (I hope!) next Thursday.
james
Do you remember John Cleese from the MontyPython shows? He's in this 6 minute video.
It's a funny ad for a startup that was first shown at the Demo Conference two years ago. you don't know about the demo.com conferences ??? Have a look...
For me the videos of the demos aren't functioning (look in the archive of 2005... ) Do they work for you? Leave a comment on this message to let the others know....
I imagine some of you will be pitching your startups at the Demo Conference in a few years!
see you (I hope!) next Thursday.
james
Friday, November 25, 2005
New York Times Video
New York Times Video
here's the video reports on the new york times site!
David Pogue is the business speak report we watched!
have a nice weekend!
j
here's the video reports on the new york times site!
David Pogue is the business speak report we watched!
have a nice weekend!
j
Triumph of the Nerds: The Transcripts, Part III
Triumph of the Nerds: The Transcripts, Part III: "sugar"
Benedicte, Yorick and James (and some ghosts) were looking at this PBS broadcast... here is the script for your reading pleasure!
Stay tuned for the other things you missed like the PHB!
yours truly
j
Benedicte, Yorick and James (and some ghosts) were looking at this PBS broadcast... here is the script for your reading pleasure!
Stay tuned for the other things you missed like the PHB!
yours truly
j
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Technology Trivia Archive
Technology Trivia Archive
I thought you might enjoy this!
james
ps... remember no MMNT English classes this week. :-(
I thought you might enjoy this!
james
ps... remember no MMNT English classes this week. :-(
Saturday, November 12, 2005
a4esl.org/p = Easy Online RSS Reader for ESL/EFL Podcasts
a4esl.org/p = Easy Online RSS Reader for ESL/EFL Podcasts
podcasts for the native speakers and also for learners of English...
give it a spin!
james
podcasts for the native speakers and also for learners of English...
give it a spin!
james
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
CEO Bloggers' Club: Trends & Strategy
CEO Bloggers' Club: Trends & Strategy:
This is an interesting blog.... a group of CEOs contribute their thoughts!
read on....
"US VC Insights"
Allen Morgan, one of the General Partners of 'Tier 1' west coast firm Mayfield, has just finished his '10 Commandments' series of posts. Any first-time entrepreneur planning to seek VC financing at some point will find worth reading and reflecting on Allen's interesting insights. I always say in such circumstance that no one should take 'VC Do's and Don'ts' literally because each startup and each fund are particular. However Allen's points are often practical, and sometimes candid, and can be applied to many (first timer's) situations. Here they are:
1. Do your homework, and contact the right person
2. Be on time
3. Tease, don't overwhelm
4. Know your audience
5. Create the 'Aha' early
6. Explain the idea by analogy to, or contrast with, older ideas
7. Go with 13 or less slides
8. Know what you don't know -- and admit it
9. Be like Goldilocks, when it comes to competition
10. Control the meeting -- but be smart about it
Congratulations to Allen for taking the time to put these thoughts 'on paper', they are a great complement to Brad's own contribution on clarifying financing terms that are found in typical US termsheets. I should also have mentioned the three part series on 'Saying No' that Bill Burnham has recently published. Why ? Because it is critical for entrepreneurs to 'read' through Yes, No's and Maybe's. Ross provided the entrepreneur perspective with which I agree.
Cross-post from Software Only.
Posted by Jeff Clavier on April 8, 2005 at 05:55 PM in Trends & Strategy | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack"
This is an interesting blog.... a group of CEOs contribute their thoughts!
read on....
"US VC Insights"
Allen Morgan, one of the General Partners of 'Tier 1' west coast firm Mayfield, has just finished his '10 Commandments' series of posts. Any first-time entrepreneur planning to seek VC financing at some point will find worth reading and reflecting on Allen's interesting insights. I always say in such circumstance that no one should take 'VC Do's and Don'ts' literally because each startup and each fund are particular. However Allen's points are often practical, and sometimes candid, and can be applied to many (first timer's) situations. Here they are:
1. Do your homework, and contact the right person
2. Be on time
3. Tease, don't overwhelm
4. Know your audience
5. Create the 'Aha' early
6. Explain the idea by analogy to, or contrast with, older ideas
7. Go with 13 or less slides
8. Know what you don't know -- and admit it
9. Be like Goldilocks, when it comes to competition
10. Control the meeting -- but be smart about it
Congratulations to Allen for taking the time to put these thoughts 'on paper', they are a great complement to Brad's own contribution on clarifying financing terms that are found in typical US termsheets. I should also have mentioned the three part series on 'Saying No' that Bill Burnham has recently published. Why ? Because it is critical for entrepreneurs to 'read' through Yes, No's and Maybe's. Ross provided the entrepreneur perspective with which I agree.
Cross-post from Software Only.
Posted by Jeff Clavier on April 8, 2005 at 05:55 PM in Trends & Strategy | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack"
BBC - Radio 4 - News - In Business 3 November 2005
This is the In Business BBC radio programme! Interesting! and you can download it and listen to it on your mp3 or on your computer!
see you Thursday,
james
We try to make ear-grabbing programmes about the whole world of work, public and private, from vast corporations to modest volunteers.
In Business is all about change. New ways of work and new technologies are challenging most of the assumptions by which organisations have been run for the last 100 years. We try to report on ideas coming over the horizon, just before they start being talked about. We hope it is an exhilarating ride.
Peter Day
PROGRAMME DETAILS
Thursday 3 November 2005
The Millau Viaduct , the world's tallest bridge.
Millau Viaduct, the world's tallest bridge
Engineering Success
Once they were at the heart of social and economic progress. As people try to find a way to fix today's problems, engineers are going to turn into our heroes of tomorrow.
Peter Day talks to some people in the profession who are already leading the way.
Steve Smyth
Shell Education Service
Roger Chapman
Managing Director, James Fisher Rumic
James Cameron
Founder and Executive Director, Climate Change Capital
Dan Davies
Chief Technology Officer, Solar Century
Steve Lainson
Head of Mechanical Design, James Fisher Nuclear
Andrew Ives
President, Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Jenny Goodman
Engineering Student Oxford and member of Team Green
Peter Head
Partner, Arup
Work in Progress
Peter Day writes a weekly column for News Interactive.
Read this week's Work in Progress.">BBC - Radio 4 - News - In Business 3 November 2005: "PROGRAMME DETAILS
Thursday 3 November 2005
The Millau Viaduct , the world's tallest bridge.
Millau Viaduct, the world's tallest bridge
Engineering Success
Once they were at the heart of social and economic progress. As people try to find a way to fix today's problems, engineers are going to turn into our heroes of tomorrow.
Peter Day talks to some people in the profession who are already leading the way.
Steve Smyth
Shell Education Service
Roger Chapman
Managing Director, James Fisher Rumic
James Cameron
Founder and Executive Director, Climate Change Capital
Dan Davies
Chief Technology Officer, Solar Century
Steve Lainson
Head of Mechanical Design, James Fisher Nuclear
Andrew Ives
President, Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Jenny Goodman
Engineering Student Oxford and member of Team Green
Peter Head
Partner, Arup
Work in Progress
Peter Day writes a weekly column for News Interactive.
Read this week's Work in Progress."
see you Thursday,
james
We try to make ear-grabbing programmes about the whole world of work, public and private, from vast corporations to modest volunteers.
In Business is all about change. New ways of work and new technologies are challenging most of the assumptions by which organisations have been run for the last 100 years. We try to report on ideas coming over the horizon, just before they start being talked about. We hope it is an exhilarating ride.
Peter Day
PROGRAMME DETAILS
Thursday 3 November 2005
The Millau Viaduct , the world's tallest bridge.
Millau Viaduct, the world's tallest bridge
Engineering Success
Once they were at the heart of social and economic progress. As people try to find a way to fix today's problems, engineers are going to turn into our heroes of tomorrow.
Peter Day talks to some people in the profession who are already leading the way.
Steve Smyth
Shell Education Service
Roger Chapman
Managing Director, James Fisher Rumic
James Cameron
Founder and Executive Director, Climate Change Capital
Dan Davies
Chief Technology Officer, Solar Century
Steve Lainson
Head of Mechanical Design, James Fisher Nuclear
Andrew Ives
President, Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Jenny Goodman
Engineering Student Oxford and member of Team Green
Peter Head
Partner, Arup
Work in Progress
Peter Day writes a weekly column for News Interactive.
Read this week's Work in Progress.">BBC - Radio 4 - News - In Business 3 November 2005: "PROGRAMME DETAILS
Thursday 3 November 2005
The Millau Viaduct , the world's tallest bridge.
Millau Viaduct, the world's tallest bridge
Engineering Success
Once they were at the heart of social and economic progress. As people try to find a way to fix today's problems, engineers are going to turn into our heroes of tomorrow.
Peter Day talks to some people in the profession who are already leading the way.
Steve Smyth
Shell Education Service
Roger Chapman
Managing Director, James Fisher Rumic
James Cameron
Founder and Executive Director, Climate Change Capital
Dan Davies
Chief Technology Officer, Solar Century
Steve Lainson
Head of Mechanical Design, James Fisher Nuclear
Andrew Ives
President, Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Jenny Goodman
Engineering Student Oxford and member of Team Green
Peter Head
Partner, Arup
Work in Progress
Peter Day writes a weekly column for News Interactive.
Read this week's Work in Progress."
French overutre
I dare to write some lines about a phenomenon, that cannot be correctly depicted by someone from the outside. I have never lived in the suburbs, and only had a few (tough) contacts with it.
But I feel deeply sad about a situation that grew from the early 60s, that politicians at best managed to stabilize. But here is not my point. I want to write here only about things that we, executives in a close future, could change. Something that will spur on the determination of the young underdogs from French ghettos to try their best at school, to show the way to their little brothers and to give an end to the gap between inner citys and their suburbs. I mean something that goes beyond tolerance, the end of discrimination at work in terms of origin, place of living or colour of the skin. Too many French firms do not reflect the diversity of our population. We have the means to change this in a good way, I think.
As a conclusion, here is a few words from Haile Selassie that became a famous song from Bob Marley :
"What life has taught me, I would like to share with those who want to learn...
Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war. That until there are no longer first class and second class citizens of any nation until the colour of a man's skin is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes..."
But I feel deeply sad about a situation that grew from the early 60s, that politicians at best managed to stabilize. But here is not my point. I want to write here only about things that we, executives in a close future, could change. Something that will spur on the determination of the young underdogs from French ghettos to try their best at school, to show the way to their little brothers and to give an end to the gap between inner citys and their suburbs. I mean something that goes beyond tolerance, the end of discrimination at work in terms of origin, place of living or colour of the skin. Too many French firms do not reflect the diversity of our population. We have the means to change this in a good way, I think.
As a conclusion, here is a few words from Haile Selassie that became a famous song from Bob Marley :
"What life has taught me, I would like to share with those who want to learn...
Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war. That until there are no longer first class and second class citizens of any nation until the colour of a man's skin is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes..."
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Resume Quiz for Technology Professionals -
Resume Quiz for Technology Professionals -: "Monster Resume Expert
Some of you were absent in our first session on October 20th ...but since "Absence makes the heart grow fonder..." I'm hopeful that i'll get to meet all of you in our next sessions on November 10th (in room F609).
anyway...
Welcome to our MMNT blog...
(and welcome to our masters1 and masters2@listes.enst.fr mailing lists).
This is an example of the sort of posts you'll be able to contribute to the blog once you've accepted an invitation...... Don't be a lurker... be proactive! Do it!
(All the posts to this blog get sent automagically to the two masters mailing lists... If you switch groups please let me know so I can move you to the correct list.)
all the best from your friendly neighborhood English teacher... james
Does your resume read like the code you write? Take our resume readiness quiz for technology pros and discover if your resume is ready for distribution.Dear students in the MMNT English classes... groups 1 and 2!
(Some of the great things available on the Monster web site!! james)
Some of you were absent in our first session on October 20th ...but since "Absence makes the heart grow fonder..." I'm hopeful that i'll get to meet all of you in our next sessions on November 10th (in room F609).
anyway...
Welcome to our MMNT blog...
(and welcome to our masters1 and masters2@listes.enst.fr mailing lists).
This is an example of the sort of posts you'll be able to contribute to the blog once you've accepted an invitation...... Don't be a lurker... be proactive! Do it!
(All the posts to this blog get sent automagically to the two masters mailing lists... If you switch groups please let me know so I can move you to the correct list.)
all the best from your friendly neighborhood English teacher... james
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