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Erik Gfesser

📍 Greater Chicago Area

New Book Review: "Influence"

New book review for Influence: Science and Practice, by Robert B. Cialdini, Pearson Education, 2009, reposted here: The quote by Tom Peters on the cover of the fifth edition is what helped compel me to purchase this text: "If everything were on the line in a negotiation, I can&

New Book Review: "Dr. Peeling's Principles of Management"

New book review for Dr. Peeling's Principles of Management: Practical Advice for the Front-Line Manager, by Nic Peeling, Dorset House, 2003, reposted here: The aspect of this text that originally drew my attention was that it is published by Dorset House, which has still yet to disappoint after

New Book Review: "Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture"

New book review for Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework (Third Edition), by Kim S. Cameron and Robert E. Quinn, Jossey-Bass, 2011, reposted here: In the introduction to this book, the authors share the familiar Tom Peters quote, "If you're not confused,

Current Print Subscriptions: 4Q2011

My subscriptions to print periodicals as of October, November, and December 2011. Update: * Discontinued IEEE Engineering Management Review * Discontinued IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management Computerworld * Information Technology. * Weekly. Online version available here. Consulting * Consulting events, thought leadership, industry intelligence, and lifestyle issues. * Bimonthly. Online version available here. The Economist * Business,

RSNA 2011: Observations by an Architect (November 27, 2011)

This past Sunday I had the opportunity to attend the annual RSNA trade show again. As in past years, most of my time was spent in the research exhibits, because from the perspective of an architect it is always interesting to not only see the move of technologies to the

RSNA 2010: Observations by an Architect (November 28, 2010)

Spent all day yesterday at McCormick Place – I had the opportunity to attend the annual RSNA trade show again this year. Most of my time was probably spent in the research exhibits, but I also spent a fair amount of time upstairs on the main floor visiting commercial exhibits. It&

New Book Review: "The Cloud at Your Service"

New book review for The Cloud at Your Service: The When, How, and Why of Enterprise Cloud Computing, by Jothy Rosenberg and Arthur Mateos, Manning, 2011, reposted here: Potential readers of this text, especially those familiar with Manning, might be interested in knowing that in their preface, the authors indicate

New Book Review: "Managing Time in Relational Databases"

New book review for Managing Time in Relational Databases: How to Design, Update and Query Temporal Data, by Tom Johnston and Randall Weis, Morgan Kaufmann, 2010, reposted here: When this book was published last year, I must admit that the data architect in me was excited that an advanced database

Personal Reading List: 1Q2012

My personal reading list for January, February, and March 2012. Color Key: Special Notes, Currently Queued, Completed Reading. Updated throughout the Quarter. Confessions of a Public Speaker, by Scott Berkun, O'Reilly, 2011. Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques (Third Edition), by Ian H. Witten, Eibe Frank,

HAPI Announcement: 10-Year Anniversary

Follow-up on a post from June when the HAPI 10-Year anniversary was first anticipated. Received this email announcement yesterday afternoon. Some statistics on website visitors and adoption by organizations have also been posted on the HAPI website. Hi Everyone, I just wanted to point out that the HAPI project is