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Who is Howie Green? Who is HGD? Did he write Issue Y2K The Great War for Talent!? Ok, I know this comment will result in a 100% eye roll, but ...

Please ensure that before you post content on the web, you should update the file properties to provide a sense of ownership as well as intellectual property. Is metadata (file properties) important or a small issue from a Metadata Maniac? Remember, the story from a few years ago where a Senator's wife was sending information to a news group on the dirty dealings of his opponent. These letters kept coming and they seemed to get nastier as the election got closer. Eventually, someone simply opened the file in "Recover Text" mode to view the hidden metadata where the wife's name was captured as the original author. Gotcha!

Always update your file properties as a matter of habit; it's just good practice. I know, I have way too much time on my hands.

[Note from Cathy Mosca--you're right, the files have Howie Green as the author because he started Tom out on PowerPoint. It's a small detail that should be dealt with.]

Posted by RTodd at June 20, 2005 12:05 PM

(1) Howie Green, a Boston-based graphic designer, created my first PowerPoint template, about 5 years ago. (2) I'll take it under advisement; that's not a blow-off, I had the same thought.

Posted by tom peters at June 20, 2005 1:55 PM

Tom, five years? Definitely time to update the look. How, I hear you cry? Well, at the risk of beating a dead horse, why not try Keynote, affordably priced next generation presentation brilliance!

Posted by Noel Guinane at June 20, 2005 2:15 PM

-Tres Bien

Posted by Heather Fowler at June 21, 2005 2:17 PM

Tom~
After listening to your Kan-ed speech, I thought hard about why women can remember, recount, and like to listen to a recount of lengthy conversations. It dawned on me that it's all about analysis. (Which I confirmed with other women in the office, so this HAS to be scientific.) We are looking for clues. Clues that can be turned into knowledge or understanding that will help us, the person we're talking to, or other people we care about. We also are interested in facial expressions, tone of voice, etc. that again can be used in an analysis. Think of it as a Monet. Up close it's fuzzy, but from far away (i.e. the big picture, or lots more data) it can be recognizable.

Therefore, women's "intuition" is really an analysis based on a larger set of data. Think about it. We don't have brute strength to rely on. We therefore have to utilize all of our senses to get what we want in this world.

Posted by Deborah Stout at June 21, 2005 5:27 PM

Thanks Tom.

Two thoughts: Which side of the consumer is winning? Price or Quality?

Also, anecdotally, my recent hand surgeon explained that his infection rate was an "acceptable" 3%, but he was not satisfied. He decided to try wearing a disposable apron for all surgeries, even though they were not required for simple hand surgeries.

Ever since his infection rate has dropped to <1%. Wow!

PS - This doctor shares an office with 10 other doctors. They see 1,000-2,000 new patients per month. Let's give them another Wow!

Posted by Paul Davidson at June 22, 2005 1:25 AM

Paul, brilliant! (The New York Times article I cited said much the same. Apparently most of the answer is low-tech. Yet hospital administrators said they didn't have the $$$ to do it??)

Posted by tom peters at June 23, 2005 4:24 PM