Mark McDonald, of Gartner, offers some excellent tips for IT planning for 2011 in a post titled Three things to think about as you plan for 2011. In the post, Mark suggests thinking about these three things: Markets are fracturing Everything’s social Technology is moving away from IT These three tips are excellent and worth doing [...]
I can, but should I?
July 1, 2010 By 8 Comments
Image via Wikipedia I’m sure you’ve asked yourself this question sometime in your life. You know that moment in your day (or life) where you have the ability to do something but you stop to ask yourself ‘should I?’ Whether it be skipping school, buying the new iPhone or buying a new car…you might stop [...]
Links for June 27 2010
June 27, 2010 By 5 Comments
Competition is overrated by Chris Dixon on cdixon.org Quote: Startups are primarly competing against indifference, lack of awareness, and lack of understanding — not other startups. For web startups this means you should worry about users simply not coming to your site, or when they do come, hitting the BACK button. Why Can’t My CIO [...]
Make sure you can live up to your own hype…
June 24, 2010 By 10 Comments
Can we stop trying to run IT as a business?
June 17, 2010 By 18 Comments
Links for June 13 2010
June 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
BP oil spill: Leadership and IT failure Quote: As the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to grow, reports suggest that several IT failures may have contributed to the problem. More importantly, the spill represents a deep state of failed leadership inside BP. Strategic Moves by Jamie Notter on Get Me Jamie Notter: Quote: [...]
CIO’s – what’s your team’s story?
June 10, 2010 By 6 Comments
In my post earlier this week, I spoke, or more accurately typed, about the importance of story. I wonder if there are any CIO’s and IT leaders out there that read that and wondered about their story? Their personal story…and their IT group story. Have you thought about what the story is for your IT [...]
Small Business IT Outsourcing – don’t go too far
May 27, 2010 By 8 Comments
Can all of the information technology assets within a small business be outsourced? Could we see the IT desks within small businesses be as empty as those in the photo? I hope not. The question of outsourcing all IT functions within a small business was asked of me by an acquaintance after she read two of [...]
CIO’s need to fascinate to survive
May 20, 2010 By 13 Comments
Hey CIO – if you want to survive, you need to figure out a way to fascinate your organization. I’m currently reading “Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation” (affiliate link) by Sally Hogshead. I picked the book up on my kindle on a whim while waiting to board the flight from Dallas to Chicago. [...]
Outsourcing, Value & Capabilities – Priorities for Small Business CIO’s
May 13, 2010 By 5 Comments
Over the last few weeks I’ve been conducting a very unscientific survey of small business CIO’s, VP’s and Directors of IT. Using LinkedIn, I gathered a list of fifty people in the US who had the title of Chief Information Officer (CIO), Vice President of IT, or Director of IT with small businesses. Note: My [...]
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