It’s that time of year again…I mean for all of us to make those dreaded new year’s resolutions. I’d be willing to bet that for most of you that includes things like losing weight, eating well, spending more time with your family, improving your finances, etc. All of which are great resolutions (and I won’t make any judgments about the likelihood you’ll keep them!). But what about being a little greener? Are you doing anything to reduce your impact on the e ...     Read entire post

My first-ever management training course was led by a woman from a firm called Trim Tab Communications. Her first question was whether anyone in the room knew what a trim tab is. Among a bunch of high-tech neophyte managers, not one of us did. Assuming you aren’t in the shipping business (or weren’t a model boat builder) here’s a simple description: On many large ships, water pressure requires too much force to turn the rudder to change the ship’s direction. So, there&rsq ...     Read entire post

According to a recent Forrester Survey (survey press release, ZDNet Blog post), about 12% of Americans are what they called “Bright Green” consumers – defined as those consumer who “are concerned about the environment and strongly agree that they would pay more for consumer electronics products that save energy or come from a company that is environmentally responsible.” “A company that is environmentally responsible….” is the phrase that catches ...     Read entire post

No, I don’t mean the tracks left by those proverbial little green men, I mean the simple steps you can take – today – to help reduce your company’s environmental impact. Mike Gunderloy over at Web Worker Daily wrote a post Monday posing the question “How Green is Your Web Work?” He pointed out a number of useful tips for working greener, including reducing stand-by power use and using fewer gadgets (which he insightfully adds is contrary the nature of many ...     Read entire post