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...]
Provider, Promoter, Partner, or Peer
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Dateline: July 3, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Business relationship management has a critical role in helping IT leaders build the best capabilities possible for working with their business partners. Recently, the CSC Leading Edge Forum published a blog titled, Why is Business Relationship Management so Important … [Read more...]
CIO Role in Digital Transformation
June 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: June 26, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. As cloud-based apps increase in capability, relevancy and functionality, IT leaders are increasingly concerned that their business partners will move away from internal IT systems and embrace these external solutions. According to a column written by IT Strategic Advisor and … [Read more...]
Remote Workers help win the War on Talent
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Dateline: April 17, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. With the raging war on talent, managers seek the best way to find the best team members. Remote workers may be the right answer, but many organizations are not 'remote-worker friendly,' making it difficult for the remote worker to be successful. Managers are not comfortable … [Read more...]
The Importance of Project Sponsors
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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...]
Minimizing IT Job Frustration
March 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: March 13, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Recently, John Reed, Senior Executive Director at Robert Half Technology, published a short article about 5 Top Sources of Job Frustrations for Your IT Team. He said, In our work with clients, we often hear them mention five sources of discontentment among tech … [Read more...]
Triaging A Bad Work Environment
February 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: February 27, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Have you noticed a drop in productivity lately? Does the work environment seem more stressful than usual? Are more of your staff members quitting than the usual flow dictates? In a recent article at Fast Company nicely summarized 3 Steps to Recognize a Poisonous Office … [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...]
