Maddie Grant thinks they are, and she makes a good argument that, when slapped onto a specific situation without tweaking to make it fit, they could easily cause some evil things to happen. But is that the fault of the best practice? Or is it more...

Remember the infamous kerfuffle over $16 muffins that happened when the Office of the Inspector General said the Department of Justice was overspending on its conferences. Quickly dubbed "Muffingate," some deemed that, even though in reality the ...

Liz on the Biz, aka the brilliant Liz Zielinski, CMM, asks an interesting question: In the Battle of Tactics vs. Strategy, Which Wins? She then goes on to explain the roles of mission, strategy, and tactics in a very clear, clean, and concise way...

I'm downloading this one now: Jets, the travel app that fills you in on where the best seats are on your flight (and the worst). Kind of like SeatGuru for your iPhone.