Getting to the Core

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During a recent 1-on-1, I was asked about how I developed my ability to summarize thoughts succinctly and how that person could develop that skill as well. The question candidly caught me a little off guard. The question came from a recent meeting where a partner had spent a solid 5-10 minutes outlining the challenges…

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Our Big Employee Engagement Opportunity

Our Big Employee Engagement Opportunity

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The recent news cycle has been relentlessly documenting the effects of the pandemic on our workforce and attempting to predict where we all go from here. Almost every business leader I’ve spoken with recently has this as a concern. And it’s no wonder, given the sheer amount of change happening, the amount of uncertainty, and…

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The Quest for Network Security at Home, Part 2

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In the first part of this series, I shared my frustrating journey seeking a better way to secure my network at home. It’s been two months since then and the main change is the release of the second generation Bit Defender Box. It’s still a little early to make a call on this device as it’s…

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The Quest for Network Security at Home

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Since I started in IT consulting years ago, I’ve always had an interest in network security. It’s amazing how in the last 15 years the nature of threats has radically changed (from simple viruses, to malware, to phishing, to ransomware, and even mass device compromises to create botnets for coordinated Denial of Service or other…

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Reflecting on the First Inside/Outside Innovation Summit

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Last week, entrepreneurs, business owners, startups, and corporate innovators experienced the first Inside/Outside Innovation Summit at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The event was put on by the team at Econic (especially Brian Ardinger and Josh Berry) with the mission to bring together startups and corporate innovators. A few of members of our team were on hand…

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Removing Friction

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Since the day I started with Nebraska Global, Doug Durham has always advocated that Cleverness = Complexity. Thus, we always strive for the simplest code, the simplest solution. This is one of our core software development principles, but it seems to also expand to organizational aspects. When we reach the business level, I might suggest…

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Helpful Sales & Marketing That’s Actually Helpful

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It’s easy to have a negative reaction when we hear the words “marketing” and “sales”. But why does this happen? We’ve all bought a product that didn’t live up to the hype or our expectations; were annoyed by the pushy sales-guy trying to earn a commission; or were perplexed by the maddening string of “sales”,…

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Doug Durham of Don't Panic Labs at Infotec 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Infotec 2017

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Infotec 2017 wasn’t the first Infotec we’ve attended—and certainly won’t be the last. AIM continues to organize a solid conference full of great speakers and genuinely helpful material for IT professionals. And in that spirit, we really appreciate that slides from all the sessions are posted after the conference. This year we really felt at…

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Brian Zimmer's innovator's reading list

An Innovator’s Reading List

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Two years ago, I suggested a series of books helpful to innovators in both startups and corporate settings. Since that time, I’ve continued to see a flood of recommended reading lists (many with great recommended books) focused on the innovation process. It occurred to me this last week that many of these lists, including mine,…

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Our 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015

As another year winds down, it’s only natural to look back at what we’ve accomplished. Just one part of what we do is share on our blog what we have learned and experienced. Since we’re not interested in keeping all of that just for ourselves, we hope the blog is a way we can help…

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