Posts by Amanda Song

Thoughts on High Velocity Edge, Part 1

I picked up The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operation Excellence to Beat the Competition as a freebie at a Lean Conference in which the author, Steven J. Spear, gave a keynote address. Mr. Spear was an engaging speaker and I thoroughly enjoyed his talk. But his book…well it sat in my swag bag […]

Innovation: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Supporting and fostering innovation within a company is challenging and there are many ways that organizations try to foster innovation. I have worked for companies that: Tell employees they can dedicate 10 or 20 percent of their time to their own projects. Host “Innovation Weeks.” Form collaborative “Innovation Teams” to brainstorm innovative ideas. All of […]

AlI I really need to know about software I learned at my dotcom startup

Many moons ago I worked for a dotcom startup. I am sure there are some of you out there that remember those heady days. While in retrospect we probably shouldn’t have spent all that money on funky office space and astronomical salaries, we had a blast. We worked hard. We played hard. It was a […]