Dateline: December 11, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Steve Jobs was many have been many things, but one of his legacies was his leadership style. Recently Inc. published an article by Minda Zetlin, coauthor of The Geek Gap, titled, "10 Best Lines Steve Jobs Used in a Presentation: Apple's iconic co-founder had an unmatched … [Read more...]
Coach, Command and Create
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Dateline: December 4, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. We all have worked for good, and bad, leaders. Recently, I ran across a blog by Dr. Greg Alston, educator and pharmacist, who nicely summarized what he calls the 3 Secrets to Successful Leadership. Dr. Alston suggests that Good leaders understand that modern employees are … [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 Inspiring Leader in All of Us
November 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: November 13, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. At KP Partners, we love leadership-oriented readings that spark new ideas. Recently we ran across an article at Harvard Business Review that made us think differently about inspiring leaders. Nick Tasler, researcher and author of Domino: The Simplest Way to Inspire Change, … [Read more...]
Leadership 101: The Importance of In-Person Meetings
October 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: October 2, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This week's thought comes from a recent blog published at FastCompany.com titled "The Science of When You Need In-Person Communication," by author Laura Vanderkam. In her article, she suggests, Human beings had little ability to communicate with those who weren’t physically … [Read more...]
The Kill Chain for Information Security
September 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: September 4, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Let's talk IT security. It's probably one of the least favorite topics for IT leaders, but of course one of the most crucial since protecting assets is critical for business success. Recently I ran across a well-written white paper published by Dell's SecureWorks titled, "The … [Read more...]
IT Leaders and IT Managers
August 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: August 14, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Leaders and managers - both are critical roles for successful IT organizations. In my leadership development programs a must read is business guru John Kotter's classic HBR article on the topic. But more recently, I noticed a popular blogpost on LinkedIn's Pulse site written … [Read more...]
The Delicate Path of Managing Legacy Systems
August 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: August 7, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. 'Legacy systems' is not a dirty term, but it may seem so. Recently, Michael Krigsman, a popular ZDNet blogger on IT Project Failures, wrote a thoughtful piece about how CIOs must lead their companies through the delicate path of managing legacy systems, since they get in the way … [Read more...]
