Dateline: March 18, 2016 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This week, I've been at SXSW Interactive scouting out innovative ideas and identifying trends. SXSWi celebrated it's 30 anniversary this year, and the conference was as overwhelming as ever with hundreds of sessions, speakers, and events to attend over a 5 day period. One trend … [Read more...]
Process Reengineering with Machine Algorithms
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Dateline: March 11, 2016 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Optimizing business processes, or reengineering. as it was called back in the early 1990s when it was made famous by my former colleague Dr. Michael Hammer, is back in vogue again, but with a twist. In a Harvard Business Review article, Companies are Reimagining Business … [Read more...]
The New Innovation Agenda
February 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: February 26, 2016 For many firms, the innovation agenda is now as much about human capital investment as delivering new products and services. Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Innovating is the new life breath of most organizations...Innovate or fade into oblivion seems to be the mantra. How do successful companies keep the … [Read more...]
Prioritizing The Urgent and Important
February 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: February 19, 2016 Mollifying an angry customer is urgent, building systems and promises that keep customers from getting angry is important. Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Author and Blogger extraordinaire Seth Godin recently published a blog, Deconstructing urgent vs. important, which brought home the very important reminders … [Read more...]
This Is The Year To Focus On Innovation, Not Operations
January 22, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: January 22, 2016 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. CIOs who cling to an operational role could find themselves marginalized in the coming years, whereas those who focus on innovation could attain new heights. That is how CIO.com interpreted the findings of a report published by industry research firm, IDC. The report, "The … [Read more...]
What We Can Learn From Netflix
December 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: December 18, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. It's hard to argue with the success that Netflix has had. A recent Inc. column highlighted things Netflix did that we can learn from. The column, The Secrets Behind the Extraordinary Success at Netflix, was written by Justin Barios, but based on a LinkedIn blog by … [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...]
The Impression You Create as a Leader
November 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: November 20, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. When asked about your biggest weakness, is your answer honest or designed to impress? A recent article in Harvard Business Review by HBS Professor Francesca Gino, suggests that most of us would answer in a way that she calls humblebragging. For example, the answer to the … [Read more...]
Is Information Security a C-Suite Issue?
September 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: September 18, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This month we are talking IT security. A post in SecurityWeek, titled IT Leaders and Staffers Have Disconnect on Security Objectives, reported on a survey of over 1800 IT professionals conducted by independent research firm Ponemon Institute and Dell SecureWorks. One of the … [Read more...]
