October 2009

Decision Speed, Performance and the CIO

October 29, 2009 Information Technology

Last week I wrote about “Turbulence, IT & The New CIO” and discussed the need to embrace agility and speed in order to address the turbulence that we see in business today. In order to be agile, I mentioned the OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) model for use in helping keep agility at the front [...]

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Links for Oct 25 2009

October 25, 2009 Sunday Links

How CIOs can sense if their companies are getting ready to fall? by Mark McDonald on The Gartner Blog Network 10 Tips on Building a Better Business by Ted Mininni on Marketing Profs Daily Fix Time to Take off the Web 2.0 / Social Media Gloves by Valeria Maltoni on Conversation Agent Seven Elements of [...]

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Turbulence, IT and The New CIO

October 22, 2009 Information Technology

The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges. I just completed reading The Upside of Turbulence: Seizing Opportunity in an Uncertain World. Great book. Go buy it…the link above is an affiliate link or just go grab one [...]

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Can you do it all? – The New CIO Series

October 15, 2009 Human Resources

The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges. I just read a ‘call for papers’ from Cutter IT Journal with the title “The Great Recession Fallout: Will CIOs Be Elevated or Exterminated?” It doesn’t look like they’ve posted [...]

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Links for Oct 11 2009

October 11, 2009 Sunday Links

Success is About Relationships by Kevin Eikenberry from Remarkable Learning with Kevin Eikenberry Can CIOs Drive Innovation & Boost Quality At The Same Time? by Dr. Jim Anderson on The Accidental Successful CIO Social Media Makes Everything Marketing by Jay Baer on Convince and Convert Blog: Where Social Media and Email Collide Welcome new customers [...]

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The Future of IT and the CIO – The New CIO Series

October 8, 2009 Information Technology

The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges. A few months ago, I aksed a question on LinkedIn about the role of the CIO (read the original question & responses): Will the CIO role change in the next [...]

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Luck and The New CIO – or what I did on my vacation

October 1, 2009 Information Technology

The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges. My wife and I took a vacation last week. We spent 7 days in two of the most exciting and beautiful places on earth – Yellowstone National Park and the [...]

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About the Author

Eric D. Brown is a Technology Consultant, Doctoral Student and Entrepreneur focused on helping businesses and non-profits merge business, marketing and technology. He writes extensively about technology, strategy, people and projects at ericbrown.com. In addition, Eric is an avid & passionate photographer who's work can be seen at Photography Minute and on his flickr photostream.