Dateline: March 27, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Professors Timothy J. Kloppenborg and Debbie Tesch, from Xavier University’s Williams College of Business, published a thought-provoking research study about project success in the Sloan Management Review. The article, How Executive Sponsors Influence Project Success, … [Read more...]
Myth-Busting: What Millennials Want From Their Job In IT
February 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: February 20, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. In a recent post at Information Week, David Wagner, writer and community editor, shared 10 tips for millennials in IT who want to figure out how to talk with the 'older generation'. While this type of thinking has been the fodder for many jokes, there is a perception that … [Read more...]
Four P’s of Managing Employees
December 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: December 26, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. For the last post of 2014, we are returning to the topic of employee management. This week’s idea comes from Author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker James Bird Guess. In a recent post on his blog titled, Four Types of Employees Every Leader Must Know, he suggests … [Read more...]
What CIOs can Learn from Jimmy Fallon
October 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: October 3, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Recently, author, producer and former actor Jack Stahlmann published a blog about the Leadership Lessons from Jimmy Fallon. Jack's insightful perspective is that Jimmy Fallon has found the perfect fit because of his leadership skills (the 6.5 is Jack's schtick): 1. He … [Read more...]
Saying Less and Having a Bigger Impact
June 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: June 20, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Getting the right attention for your ideas is increasingly more difficult in an environment of overwhelmed, over-emailed/texted/interrupted colleagues and leaders. This week's WRAP comes from a recent review in Fast Company of a book by Joe McCormack titled BRIEF: Making a Bigger … [Read more...]
Emotional Intelligence in Your IT Leaders
April 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: April 11, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Do your IT leaders have a high level of emotional intelligence (EI)? Recently Sanjog Aul, founder and host of CIO Talk Radio recently interviewed consultant and former CIO Scot Berkey. Scot is also a long time facilitator at the SIM Regional Leadership Forum in Chicago and an … [Read more...]
Managing IT Talent: Building a People Architecture
April 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: April 4, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. CIO.com recently published an article about the need to rethink how we manage IT talent. Senior writer Rich Hein interviewed David Foote, cofounder of Foote Partners and expert on the people side of IT management and wrote about building a people architecture. Businesses … [Read more...]
