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"Corporate realities reward the art of kowtow and self-regulation over steadfast principles."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #AuthenticLeadership #CorporateGreed
From Family to Furlough: The Comedy of Authentic Leadership
Amidst the corporate maze and political games there is the cringey talk of “Authentic Leadership”, that attempts to classify such as the…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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"Stripping away the bureaucracy reveals a path to reclaim that efficiency, where small, empowered teams drive enterprise innovation without the weight of unnecessary overhead."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #ProjectManagement #OrganizationStructure #SanctionedIneptitude #BoxTicker
Imagine What Could Be, Unburdened by What Has Been, Technology Version
Unpacking the cringeworthy phrase “Imagine what could be, unburdened by what has been” has brought about some professional reflections…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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"Let’s keep this kumbaya going!"

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #FletcherReede #LiarLiar #Agile #CorporatePolitics #ProjectManagement #Retrospectives
Fletcher Reede The Coder: Retrospectives and Kumbaya
Re-Introducing Fletcher Reede, the silver-tongued lawyer from Liar Liar, now trading courtroom fibs for cubicle chaos as a software…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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"Mature organizations should expect more from their internal IT departments."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #Mendix #OutSytems #PowerApps #NoCodeLowCode #BrokenDreams
Why Low-Code Isn’t Always the High Road: Separating Fact from Fiction
The use of low-code tools has been increasing in popularity in recent years as organizations look to optimize IT processes and reduce…
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November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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"This double standard exposes the flimsiness of their logic: it’s not about protecting the company; it’s about controlling the narrative."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #SideHustle #Moonlighting #CorporateAbsurdities #CorporateCulture #IncomeStacking
Corporate Absurdities: The Farce of Anti-Moonlighting Policies
Imagine you’re a talented software developer, burning the midnight oil to deliver clean code for your tech firm, only to be told you can’t…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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"Constraint-based thinking is a mindset, not a dependency."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #CSharp #ConstraintBasedProgramming #GoogleOrTools #Solver
C# Adventures in Constraint-Based Programming
Getting complacent and sitting on your laurels is a recipe for irrelevancy. With that being said, we are always on the lookout for tools…
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November 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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"In an industry where trust in leadership is the glue holding operations together, this move feels like another fracture in the foundation."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #UPS #UnitedParcelService #CorporateGreed #Layoffs
Corporate Greed Chronicles: UPS’s Peak Efficiency Meets Valley of Tears
Unfortunately, in this line of work, we often witness the human side of corporate maneuvers, the quiet toll they take on the very…
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November 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"Integrity takes a backseat to opportunism."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #VendorManagement #ProjectManagement
Sideline Scruples: Watching Athletes and Vendors Gamble with Someone Else’s Money
The NCAA’s recent decision to allow student athletes to bet on professional sports while basking in the glow of Name, Image, and Likeness…
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October 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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"The charade of value through complexity will collapse when simplicity becomes executable through prompt."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #ERP #ArtificialIntelligence #ProjectManagement #Oracle #SAP #MicrosoftDynamics365
ERP Democratization: How AI Kills the ERP Consulting Cash Cow
There is a day coming soon when the entire ERP industry will look itself in the mirror and realize the reflection has changed. What was…
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October 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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"No jump cuts, no filters, no “smash that like button” desperation, just a raw, unedited, continuous feed of mundane human existence, and people could not look away."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #JenniCam #RealityTelevision #Vlog
Blast From The Past: The JenniCam Legacy
In a not-too-distant past some of us were able to experience the infancy of the Internet and all the creativity that it introduced, some…
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October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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"Clients are demanding more for less, and after years of being taken advantage of they are right to do so."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #Accenture #ProfessionalServices #Layoffs #CorporateGreed
Corporate Greed Chronicles: Accenture’s Billable Bloat to AI Reboot
Here we are again writing about another reduction in the works at Accenture, where we have unfortunately seen the underbelly of the…
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October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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"Negative Space Programming isn’t about rewriting every line of code; it’s about fostering a mindset where we anticipate chaos and design against it."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #CSharp #NegativeSpaceProgramming #DefensiveProgramming
Coding the Unseen: How Negative Space Programming Fortifies Your Future
We are always on the lookout for paradigms that can elevate our solutions, as a complacent technology professional is irrelevant and…
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October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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"It's a simple process: know your identity, size your tech accordingly, and don’t let a one-size-fits-all mirage like Dataverse derail your first-mover mentality…the big leagues deserve better."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDeveloper #Dynamics365 #Dataverse #DualWrite #ERP
Locked In and Lagging: Why Dataverse Can’t Keep Up with the Enterprise Elite
Imagine you’re at a networking event, and someone asks, “So, what does your company do?” If your answer is a mumbled mess of buzzwords or a…
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October 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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"Vibe coding tempts with shortcuts, but the precision and accountability of skilled developers remain irreplaceable for enterprise success."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #VibeCoding #ProjectManagement #ClaudeSonnet #HypeCycle
Hype’s High, Reality’s Low: A Trial Run with Claude Sonnet 4
Our latest dive into vibe coding, the hyped-up practice of generating code from plain English prompts, began with high hopes but ended in a…
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October 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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"To build a squad that executes with precision and respect, managers must call the fouls, set the standard, and coach their teams to play a clean, focused game..."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #CorporateEtiquette #ProjectManagement #CorporateBehavior #SetTheStandard
Flags on the Field: Tackling Poor Etiquette in the Corporate Endzone
Applying some of the rules in American football to the poor etiquette behaviors of the players in the corporate environment is not only…
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October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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"By betting on AI to replace skilled workers, companies have created a storm of their own making."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #ArtificialIntelligence #Layoffs #WorkSlop #Clankers #CorporateGreed
The AI Hype Cycle: Workslop Woes and the Layoff Delusion
Tech companies, in a grand flourish of cost-cutting bravado, swing the axe on headcount, pointing at artificial intelligence as the shiny…
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October 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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"A gut-punch to those who didn’t see this coming, but with the latest thirst that these organizations are fulfilling nobody sees these shameful acts."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #CorporateGreed #Layoffs #Paycom
Corporate Greed Chronicles: Paycom Ditches Dignity for Profit
We have always believed tech should be a tide that lifts all ships, not a tsunami that sinks careers. Yet, Paycom, the HR and payroll…
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October 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #FletcherReede #LiarLiar #Agile #CorporatePolitics #ProjectManagement
Fletcher Reede The Coder: Brutal Standup Truth Bomb
Re-Introducing Fletcher Reede, the silver-tongued lawyer from the film Liar Liar, now trading courtroom fibs for cubicle chaos as a…
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October 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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"The question isn’t just where the developers will go, it’s whether we can build a future where they, and the world they code for, can thrive."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #DigitalNomads #ReturnToOffice #GigEconomy #Freelance #Layoffs
From Cubicles to Campgrounds: Are Tech Layoffs Fueling a Nomad Invasion
Imagine the software developer, once tethered to a fluorescent-lit cubicle in a tech giant’s sprawling campus, now codes from a sprinter…
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October 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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"It’s not about fairness; it’s about exploiting customers who are already stressed from travel."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #Hertz #ArtificialIntelligence #CashGrab #CustomerExploitation
Clanker Cash Grabs: Hertz Needs a Customer Wake-Up Call
We have spent years championing solutions that empower businesses and customers alike, from crafting bespoke software to harnessing data…
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October 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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"Return-to-office policies are less about teamwork and more about reinforcing a hierarchy that protects the C-suite while workers grind away"

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #RTO #ReturnToOffice #Micromanagement #CorporateGreed #JBHunt
Corporate Greed Chronicles: The Greed-Fueled Joyride at J.B. Hunt
Buckle up for another smoke and mirror carnival show, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, the behemoth of the trucking world, rolls out a shiny…
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October 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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"If Salesforce and Microsoft want to win, they’ll need to ditch the popularity contest and build AI that meets enterprises where they are, not where the vendors wish they’d be."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #ArtificialIntelligence #Microsoft #CoPilot #Salesforce #Agentforce
The AI Hype Machine Meets a Data-Starved Reality
We all are currently watching the fireworks of the latest announcements in the AI gold rush with equal parts fascination and skepticism…
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October 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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"The news outlets we once trusted to inform us have morphed into peddlers of opinionated sensationalism, and their chase for revenue has left our society choking on the fumes."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #CorporateGreed #CNN #MSNBC #FoxNews #NewsMax #ABC #CBS #NBC
Corporate Greed Chronicles: How Pursuit of Profit Poisons the Public Square
The United States finds itself at a crossroads, its political landscape fractured and its public discourse resembling a shouting match at a…
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October 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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"It’s a mirage that prioritizes optics over outcomes, leaving true talent buried under a pile of meaningless metrics and rituals."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #Agile #ProjectManagement #ERP #LessTalkMoreCode
Agile’s House of Cards in ERP: Rituals Over Results
Here’s a dirty little secret in the ERP world: Agile methodologies, the darling of modern software development, are often a one-way ticket…
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September 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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"It’s not about closing doors; it’s about ensuring the ones we open lead to opportunities for those already here, building a future where our own talent thrives."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #H1B #TalentAcquisition #TalentRetention #OrganicDevelopment
No More Free Rides: Why American Ingenuity Doesn’t Need a Passport
The tech world felt the ground shift on Friday, September 19, 2025, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order slapping a…
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September 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM