Innovators overcome the can'ts Quote: Merely recognizing the can'ts and addressing them in advance can help, but that's not enough. Doubt and prior
Midsize Insider: Cloud FTW (For the Win) – How Gaming Developers are Driving a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Using Open Standards, Cloud Quote: We are
“Steering your car via the gas tank”, when cost trumps strategy Quote: ...the budget is not a strategy, it is not a means of leadership, and it is simply
“Because that’s the way it’s done” — should a founder listen? by @ASmartBear Quote: Do it your own way, but you’d better have your eyes open
Be Vulnerable - Feld Thoughts Quote: The great leaders I know are vulnerable. Maybe not to everyone, maybe not all the time, and maybe not in all
Placing Strategic Bets in the Face of Uncertainty - Roger Martin - Harvard Business Review Quote: Strategy means making the best possible choices you can
Bridging the Chasm Between IT and the Business Quote: The future has to be one in which the massive tensions that exist between IT and the business unit
Ideas are the Core of a Leadership Philosophy Quote: Great leaders lead, with ideas, not through positional power, authority or command. Ideas have
Open data is not a panacea « mathbabe Quote: When important data goes public, the edge goes to the most sophisticated data engineer, not the general
Amazon: Five predictions for 2013 | Internet & Media - CNET News Quote: Amazon, the e-commerce juggernaut, will likely keep steamrolling every
Digital Strategy Does Not Equal IT Strategy - Mark P. McDonald - Harvard Business Review Quote: Having a digital edge matters. According to our research
McKinsey Report Highlights Failure of Large Projects: why it is better to be small, particularly in IT Quote: Its time for CIOs to offer a different
Plans: Control over Clarity Quote: In short, one of the main values of strategic plans is that they limit our choices. They provide a script (game plan,
The Power of Subtraction - Anthony Tjan - Harvard Business Review Quote: Through the power of subtraction, the above five "laws" can drive more focused
Balancing the IT Budget - OCDQ Blog - Obsessive-Compulsive Data Quality by Jim Harris Quote: Although it’s impossible to completely balance the IT budget,
The Cloud is shifting our Center of Gravity - OCDQ Blog - Obsessive-Compulsive Data Quality by Jim Harris Quote: The cloud is shifting our center of
Links for Sunday July 15 2012 covering various topics from IT to Education
When I Won’t Give Away What I Know by Ambder Naslund on Brass Tack Thinking Quote: The “how” of what I do what I do is my secret sauce, my championship
Weekly links roundup covering simplicity in technology, the power of sharing mistakes, and lessons for CIOs and IT leaders.
Links for April 29 2012 covering topics for the CIO, CMO and more.
Links for Sunday April 1 2012 covering IT, Innovation, culture and more
Links for Sunday March 18 2012 covering IT, Technology, Marketing and CIO related topics.
To Know, But Not to Understand by Valeria Maltoni on Conversation Agent Quote: We rely, in other words, on a random accumulation of localised knowledge
Five Common Strategy Mistakes by Joan Magretta on Harvard Business Review Quote: But as important as it is to have insight into customers' needs, don't
The Job of a CIO - Content verses Context by John D. Halamka on Life as a Healthcare CIO Quote: Here's a bold thought - might the context of being a CIO
What cloud boils down to for the enterprise By James Urquhart on GigaOm - Cloud Computing News Quote: What you do bring to the table–er, service–is code,
Don’t Sell Technology, Sell Magic by Ben Yoskovitz on instigator blog Quote: Customers want results. They’re attracted to products that delight them.
The paradox of expectations by Seth Godin Quote: Perhaps it's worth considering no expectations. Intense effort followed by an acceptance of what you get
Reductio Ad Absurdum by Jim Shamlin Quote: Don't get me wrong: I'm a fan of surrealism and I adore absurdity, which means I'll gladly watch a
Google Doesn"t Get Platforms. What Doesn"t Your Company Get? by Elisa Gabbert on WordStream Quote: One could, if one was a Google hater, misconstrue this
Why Your New Process Is A Waste of Time. And Might Just Kill Your Company....by Andy Porter on Fistful of Talent Quote: Processes often replace dialogue.
Stop Ignoring the Stalwart Worker - Thomas J. DeLong - HBS Faculty - Harvard Business Review Quote: That's because, despite the number of Stalwarts in an
Dump the SLA. Service expectations matter more by Rodrigo Flores GigaOm Cloud Computing News Quote: To improve SLAs we need to work on two questions.
Consumers and creators by Seth Godin Quote: And now of course, when it's easy to have a blog, or an Youtube account or to push your ideas to the world
Ten Reasons Why the Agency Model is Broken by Valeria Maltoni on Conversation Agent Quote: Agencies need to change how they work with clients, or they
Dispel the myth of “lean will not work here” by Jeff Liker on The Lean Edge Quote: In short, every organization is operating in a different environment
Sometimes I really get it wrong; my apology to SEO industry by Robert Scoble on Scobleizer Quote: Anyway, it’s 2011 now and it’s clear that the Google way
More letters to RIM; employees rally alongside anonymous exec on Boy Genius Report Quote: If I could only tell Mike, Jim and the rest of the C*O crowd one
All economics is local by Seth Godin Quote: That's because geography isn't as important as it used to be, but more than that, it has to do with the fact
The Evolution of Customer Service by Michael Fauscette Quote: Social customer service and support is simply an extension of your current offerings, which
Avoiding the CMS Death Spiral by David Aponovich on The CMS Myth Quote: CMS is a challenging technology to get right. It’s complex software that supports
IT Outsourcing: Study Highlights Impediments to Innovation CIO.com Quote: Most IT service providers are equally mired, focusing on their bread-and-butter
It is all about The Customer by Neil Pearce Quote: Too often we in the IT department are seen as being out of touch by other people within the business
Which is better, thought or action? by Laura Rose on UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley Quote: Everything begins with a thought. Without thought there is no
How to Use Communication to Establish Trust in Remote Teams by Celine Roque on GigaOm Quote: With remote teams, we must know how to communicate
On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness by Mark Suster on Both Sides of the Table Quote: It’s my belief that through exceptional leadership you
Without Integrity and Trust, Rewards and Recognition are Meaningless by Dan McCarthy on Great Leadership Quote: At the end of the day, no perfect system
Happy New Year everyone! 2011: The Enterprise Resets by Aaron Levie on TechCrunch Quote:...what would enterprise IT look like if all companies were
The need for connection & engagement in education by Garr Reynolds on Presentation Zen Quote: Few people think that the formal education systems
The Consumerization of IT By Zack Urlocker on GigaOm Quote: In a recent presentation, Lew Cirne, CEO of application performance management vendor New
Motivation Over Talent and Process by by Jurgen Appelo on NOOP.NL Quote: Processes are not enough to make people more competent. You need motivation
5 Things to Know Before Buying Marketing Automation by Carlos Hidalgo on MarketingProfs Daily Fix Blog Quote: If you are thinking of automating your
Focus on getting a few meaningful things right by George Ambler on The Practice of Leadership Quote: Effective leadership focuses on doing a few things
Enterprises Consider Business Agility As A Primary Driver Towards Cloud By Krishnan Subramanian on CloudAve Quote: This report has a quantitative survey
Transparency creates an information blizzard not an excuse, nor an absolution by Mark McDonald on The Gartner Blog Network Quote: Transparency is a hot
Who Owns Social Media? Everyone and No One by Steve Radick on Social Media Strategery Quote: Does Marketing own Social media? PR? What about IT? All good
Don't Listen to Your Market by Scott Sehlhorst on Tyner Blain Quote: Most companies ignore their markets – and they will struggle to survive. Some
Jurgen Appelo over at Noop.nl has release his list of the Top 150 Management & Leadership Blogs....and I'm on it. As the kids say...Woot! (I think
Inspiration Without Action is Wasted Time by C.C. Chapman on Reality Bitchslap IT Doesn't Have To Be Annoying by Mike Schaffner on Beyond Blinking Lights
Ran across some great stories over the last week...enjoy! Stakeholders in a Barrel on Tyner Bain Global CIO: The Top 10 CIO Issues For 2009 by Bob Evan's
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