Dear Ginny, Congratulations on your appointment as IBM's CEO. I'm looking forward to seeing how the company changes under your wise guidence. I'm writing this letter because I've just read the transcript of your interview at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit held last year. It got you thinking about the importance of self-confidence. Shawn. MORE >>

Amidst all the chaos, tragedy, and tumult that was 2011, I noticed one very clear theme: Most of us are struggling with the role corporations play in our society. The 14th Amendment (yes, the one that banished slavery) established corporations, in the US, as “persons” in the legal sense. In 2010, Citizens v. It could happen. MORE >>

A common New Year’s resolution is getting more organized, and many of us spend more time in our email than in any other application. I’ve long been a fan of the “Inbox Zero” philosophy. It’s easier than you think to accomplish, and these simple tips will help you get there. Rule your Inbox with automate routing. Unsubscribe. MORE >>

TIBCO Spotfire puts data analytics capabilities directly into the hands of the average business by bringing data discovery to a broader audience. recently spoke with Lou Bajuk-Yorgan about their Spotfire 4.0 release. This enables them to more easily discover the unexpected. Now Spotfire 4.0 They have designed their dashboard accordingly. Spotfire 4.0 MORE >>

This year I tried something new with my predictions, writing deeper posts on each one. got to six, but I underestimated how long it would take to write 1,000 or so words for each post. I’m pushing past 10,000 words for the past week, and “predictions season” is pretty much over. But what the heck, this is for the fun of it. MORE >>