Posts for Daniel Hoang Insights of a Management Consultant


Performing an organizational-wide performance assessment

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
May 17, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Traditionally, companies and governments perform what is known as a risk assessment, to identify the likelihood and impacts of potential vulnerabilities, threats, ... (more)

Should my blog be self hosted or through a service provider

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
May 15, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Nearly everyone has a blog in some form or another. I so often see individuals, and even companies use a service provider to manage their blog. This is referring ... (more)

FAQ: How do you fix all these Word, Excel, and PowerPoint problems?

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
May 4, 2010 at 9:59 pm
The MS Office suite can be a pain in the butt at times. Even the most basic activities can easily be messed up or corrupted with bad data. Over time, a lot of ... (more)

Making a Social Media Script

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
April 9, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Every time I work with an organization on setting up their social media presence, I typically start with defining their business objectives, goals, and expected ... (more)

FAQ: How do you do all your magic?

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
April 8, 2010 at 8:24 am
photo credit: catchthefuture This is a series of Frequently Asked Questions. I find my peers, coworkers, and friends asking the same question over and over. ... (more)

Refocus, Refine, and Energize

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
April 7, 2010 at 9:15 pm
I got challenged by my brother today to be more consistent in blog posts. It also coincided with a video I was watching by Gary Vee: I really like him because ... (more)

Invest in AAPL instead of buying Apple

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
April 5, 2010 at 12:07 am
This is yet just another obligatory review of the iPad. I’m sure there are thousands of unboxing videos, app reviews, and fanboy videos out there. So why ... (more)

Change your passwords, or you’ll be hacked

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
April 1, 2010 at 11:51 pm
John from One Man’s Blog posted a very scary article on how he’d hack your weak passwords. Using sniffers and other brute force tools, he’d hack ... (more)

How the iPad will Revolutionize the Way We Use Computers

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
January 30, 2010 at 10:23 pm
The Apple tablet, officially named the iPad, was announced with mixed reactions. Unlike the iPhone announcement, this product was something that people didn’t really need. ... (more)

Innovation and Disruptive Technology

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
January 24, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Every few years, a new product or idea comes out that revolutionizes the industry. The word processor came out and made the typewriter obsolete. The telephone changed communications. ... (more)

Prerequisites for Enlightened Analysts

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
January 17, 2010 at 10:56 pm
photo credit: kevindooley In my journey to become a better consultant, I’m reading “Now you see it: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis,” ... (more)

Happy New Year and Onwards to 2010

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
January 1, 2010 at 2:59 am
In an overly ambitious statement, I said that I was going to draft my 2010 goals out. Unfortunately, I was caught off guard on how much end of year work was left to do and that ... (more)

Entrepreneur vs. Intrapreneur: Is it worth it?

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
December 12, 2009 at 5:20 pm
My friend Jun Loayza pushed his girlfriend to be an entrepreneur and came up against resistance. Not everyone is cut out to go solo, nor should they. In the tight knit blogging ... (more)

Four New Must Have iPhone Apps for Business

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
December 7, 2009 at 8:55 am
Early, I posted 10 essential business apps for a traveling consultant. Since then, I’ve gotten my hands on several new apps that have enhanced my productivity while mobile. CardSnap ... (more)

Where Do Social Media Policies and Strategic Planning Fit in a Company (Part 3)

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
December 2, 2009 at 8:55 am
This is the third part in a series of posts developing a social media toolkit for companies. When I last wrote my piece on Social Media Policies and Procedures (Part 1), it received ... (more)

December Monthly Goal Meet-Up

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
November 30, 2009 at 8:55 am
I’m going to try to actively participate in Rebecca Thorman’s monthly goal meet-up. It’s a group of bloggers who publish their goals publicly to increase accountability ... (more)

Update on Blog

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
November 25, 2009 at 7:31 pm
photo credit: alpha du centaure It’s been way too long since my last post, almost three months to be exact. Since then, a lot has happened. Work has become a lot more intense, ... (more)

Visual Artist David Hoang Launches Xhatch.com

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
August 29, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Xhatch.com brings art enthusiasts and professionals together through an online collaboration space. Highlights / Key Facts: Xhatch.com (pronounced “crosshatch”) is an online ... (more)

Tech Support Cheat Sheet – How I Do It

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
August 27, 2009 at 12:15 am
People often ask me how I know so much about computers and how I get all these things done so fast. Webcomic xkcd just figured out my trick and made a flow chart. I rarely know ... (more)

Traveling Consultant? There’s an App for that. 10 apps for business productivity.

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
July 8, 2009 at 11:17 am
There’s an app for everything. As a traveling business consultant, I rely on my iPhone more than most people. I depend on a core set of apps that help me remain productive ... (more)

Five ways to automate and outsource life

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
July 5, 2009 at 11:28 pm
As a consultant, I put in long hours and a lot of travel. By the time I get home, doing chores and household tasks isn’t on the top of my list. In an effort have more quality ... (more)

Using Crowd Sourcing to Improve the Issue Management Process

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
June 28, 2009 at 4:50 pm
While issue management is not specifically addressed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK), it is a key process necessary for ... (more)

Video Tutorial: IdeaScale – Crowd Source Your Feedback

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
June 22, 2009 at 12:12 am
This is my first screencast and is an experiment on the viability and demand of reviews and tutorials of web products. This week, I demoed IdeaScale, a Seattle-based company whose ... (more)

Weekend Roundup 1

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
June 13, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Periodically during the weekends, I’ll recap a few posts that were long forgotten in the archives. Today, the theme is social media: photo credit: claudia vieira Social ... (more)

Simplify Your Writing to Communicate Better

From Daniel Hoang: Insights of a Management Consultant
June 7, 2009 at 5:59 pm
A short report, presentation, letter, memo, or document is often many times as hard to write than its long counterpart. Anyone can write a 20 page report, it takes talent to condense ... (more)