Do you know Hutch Carpenter? You should. He write’s some awesome stuff over at I’m Not Actually a Geek. Hutch recently wrote a post titled “Apple iPad and Google Buzz: Harsh Reality of Innovation” where he argues (successfully I think) that you’ve got to be OK with failure to really be innovative. In the article [...]
Innovation or Imitation?
February 11, 2010 By 10 Comments
Are you innovating or imitating? Anywhere you go these days, you’ll find someone talking or writing about Innovation. Most of the stuff I’ve been reading is great stuff. In the discussions I’ve had with folks around the world, I’m hearing a lot of talk about innovative ideas and ‘new’ ways of doing things within the [...]
Linear Thinking and the CIO
January 14, 2010 By 27 Comments
I’ve been sitting at my computer staring at the screen for a few minutes trying to come up with a topic for my weekly “New CIO” article. While waiting for inspiration to strike (i.e., surfing the web) I took a look at my Google Analytics account and noticed that the most visited article on my [...]
What a CIO can learn from It’s a Wonderful Life
December 24, 2009 By 17 Comments
Image via Wikipedia I’m sitting here on Christmas Eve watching It’s a Wonderful Life. I just saw Clarence jump in the river to save George Bailey from committing suicide. George was despondent over his life and his business. He didn’t think he’d been able to do anything right with his life and within his business. [...]
Will 2010 be revolutionary or evolutionary for CIO’s and IT?
December 17, 2009 By 17 Comments
I ran across a press release from Progress Software, that I though worth sharing with my regular The New CIO series readers. Below, you’ll find an excerpt from the press release along with my commentary on these predictions. You gotta love December…always some “Top 10 list for…” or “Predictions for…” to read. Progress Software’s CTO [...]
CIO’s – what’s your focus?
December 3, 2009 By 7 Comments
Early this week, I asked a question to my readers (and myself). The question was “What’s your focus?” and immediately after publishing the post, I read a great post titled “The HR Professional – Chasing two Rabbits” over on Fistful of Talent that basically asks the same question. In the article, the author points out [...]
Book Review: Andrew McAfee’s Enterprise 2.0
November 23, 2009 By 21 Comments
Just finished reading Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization’s Toughest Challenges My review in two words: Excellent book! Whether you are an expert in the Enterprise 2.0 world or just a beginner, this book has something for you. Whether you believe in Enterprise 2.0 or not, this book has some excellent concepts that [...]
Do it or Don’t….just stop talking about it
November 19, 2009 By 11 Comments
I’ve got a few pet peeves. Linear Thinking is one of them. Another one is talking about doing something but never doing it. I’m not talking about ‘not following through’ on things. That’s a performance issue and one that can be addressed with some coaching and basic management skills. What I’m talking about are those [...]
Consultants and the CIO
November 12, 2009 By 8 Comments
This is a short one….lots going on this week. I got a lot of great feedback on a post I wrote titled “Consultants – Do we need them?“. In that post I argue that consultants are necessary…not a necessary evil mind-you…but a necessity for modern day IT organizations. One of the lines of that struck [...]
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