Dateline: April 12, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. One of my friends and colleagues published a great blog recently offering Enterprise Startup Lessons from Muhammad Ali. Michael Krigsman, President of Asuret, and frequent blogger on lessons from IT Failures for ZD Net, interviewed the CEO of a startup analytics vendor, comparing … [Read more...]
Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee- A Management Message by Muhammad Ali
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Leading Change Takes More Than Just a Great Leader
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Dateline: April 5, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP - one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. A recent blog on the HBR Blog Network (published by Harvard Business Review) featured a thought piece entitled, "Change Management is Bigger than Leadership" by Wharton Adjunct Professor Gregory Shea and his associate, Cassie Solomon (they are authors of a new book, Leading Successful … [Read more...]
IT Relationship Managers Drive Business-IT Convergence
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Dateline: March 22, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP - one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. A recent blog by friend and colleague Vaughan Merlyn outlined the current way of thinking about IT relationship managers and their importance in driving business-IT convergence. Since the shift for IT organizations is away from alignment (where IT continually tries to make sure they … [Read more...]
Planning for Unintended Consequences from IT
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Dateline: February 15, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP - one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. A blog by Sanne Bloemarts, a teacher and member of Educational Technology and Information Literacy (COETAIL), brought to light a simple framework for understanding how technology can be integrated into the classroom. She adapted research by Dr. Ruben Puentedura, a consultant with … [Read more...]
Hiring for Teams: The Whole Foods Approach
February 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dateline February 8, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP - one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Recently Fortune Magazine published an excerpt of the new book by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey and colleague Raj Sisodia, Conscious Capitalism, describing key components of the Whole Foods management philosophy. A key part of this philosophy is the hiring and management of … [Read more...]
Critical Project Management Skills for IT
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Dateline: February 1, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP - one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Project management is a critical role for every IT organization. But putting the right person in the role of project management is often an art, rather than a science. A recent article at CIO.com, by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff, 7 Must-Have Project Management Skills for IT Pros, … [Read more...]
