Dateline: April 6, 2018 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This week we saw new announcements of data breaches affecting millions of individuals. Delta, Sears, and Under Armor all reported hacks that impact information privacy, highlighting the fact that for just about every company, the question is not "if" but "when" they are hacked. … [Read more...]
GDPR as a Forcing Function for Things That Should Have Happened Already
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Analytics Can Drive the Wrong Behaviors
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Dateline: August 11, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Finding jewels in your data is a blast, but some of the jewels can lead to the wrong behaviors, according to a recent opinion article published at Information Management by journalist Lenny Liebmann titled Four Analytics Errors that can Defeat Data Project Efforts. The article … [Read more...]
Raising a CIO
March 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: March 31, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Becoming a CIO continues to be a noble goal for many technology- and business-minded executives. "Every company is an IT company today," as the saying goes, and being the leader of this area can be exciting and impactful. But becoming an effective CIO means having strong … [Read more...]
The 5 Minds of Analytics Team Members
August 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: August 12, 2016 The race is on in corporations everywhere to make sense of all the information flooding in. Knowing this, businesses that are investing in business intelligence, Big Data, analytics, and data science are hoping to gain a competitive edge. But technology is only one part of the challenge. You also need the right people and processes in place. Welcome to our Friday WRAP – … [Read more...]
Hiring for Digital Transformation
July 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: July 15, 2016 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Does your organization have the right people to take your business to where it needs to be in this age of digital transformation? According to a recent article in CIO Magazine, having the right people on the bus is a major problem for many companies. The article, IT Talent … [Read more...]
Upgrading your Public Face
February 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: February 5, 2016 It’s your job as a speaker to master the basics. In addition, look to add subtleties to take your speaking to the next level. Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Mastering public speaking enhances our overall reputation and can also increase our confidence and our leadership ability. Recently my friend Dr. Nick … [Read more...]
The Importance of Social Skills for Tech Leaders
November 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: November 27, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. We all know that technical skills are necessary for successful in the IT workplace, but social skills are as, or more, important for tech leaders. Recently, Dr. David Deming, Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and faculty member of Harvard … [Read more...]
Good Ambition
July 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: July 31, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Ambition can be a good, constructive trait or bad and destructive. A recent Fast Company article explored the Six Habits of Ambitious People, and the difference in healthy and unhealthy ambition. Ambition that leads just to competing for competing sake can actually get in the … [Read more...]
CIO’s Role in Responding Instantly: The Remix Era
July 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: July 10, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. The only certainty about the future is that it will be different than the present. How good is your organization at responding to it's changing environment? Historically, we've seen many examples of companies who notice a change but can't respond in time. Or, as Professor Benn … [Read more...]
