Just a few minutes ago NASA postponed the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour until Monday at the earliest. Bummer. Could there be a worse launch to postpone? Not only is the President himself there watching, but the whole country is holding back their tears as Mark Kelly triumphantly charges into space as his wife, […]
Today I want to share with you Brian G.’s story. He is the CIO of a mid-size financial services company with an IT budget of about $30 million. Brian and his team were keen to deliver a top-notch IT strategy to support their company’s rapid growth. They did months of research; analyzed their industry, their […]
I spend a lot of time talking with IT leaders about their strategy and I am often asked, “how long should the IT strategy be?” My answer is pretty simple and it never fails to provoke a big response at first, followed by a settled calm. So I figured I would share it with you […]
Most IT leaders are very concerned with effectively managing their stakeholders and boss. Of course that makes sense. But an incident this week reminded me of just how important it is to really listen, and be responsive to, the people who work for you. Last week I heard from Charles*, a former client and now […]
There isn’t a serious IT leader on the planet who isn’t interested in figuring out how to capture the power and benefits of social media applications for their enterprise. Now before you get the wrong idea, let me be clear: I’m not talking about mining social media sites like Facebook or trying to open your […]
