I write a monthly column for Inc. Magazine called What's Next, which deals with technology-related management issues.  Here's a selection:

Taskus Interruptus (Feb. '07)
Why interruption, distraction, multitasking aren't such awful things after all

The Idiocy of Crowds  (Sep. '06)
Collaboration is the hottest buzzword in business today. Too bad it doesn't work.

Stupid Productivity Tricks  (Aug. '06)
Worried that employees are wasting time on the Web? Here's why you shouldn't crack down.

I'll Be Watching You  (May '06)
New software makes it possible to monitor employees and clients. It's not as creepy as it sounds. 

The Technoethics Trap  (March '06)
Figuring out what is ethical--a challenge under any circumstances--is trickier than ever in 
the Internet age.

Meet Your New Executives  (Jan. '06)
They're every bit as clever as your old ones. The difference? They may not be human.

Security Lapse  (Aug. '05)
Or, how I stopped worrying and learned to love hackers, bugs, and other high-tech miscreants.

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