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	<description>Thoughts About the Corporate World We Live In</description>
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		<title>Organizational &#8220;How&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn't it be nice if it organizational institutionalization was as easy as making a pronouncement of the change, waving your magic wand, saying a few words channeled through your inner warlock, and poof! the change was made.  Sadly the real world is far more complex... <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/08/16/organizational-how/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Professionals Do</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...which describes the essential ingredients to what serves as not only differentiators in your workforce, but the "difference makers". I believe the few people that get the lion's share of work done exhibit these behaviors. Being a professional involves a code of conduct. While consultants (Blood Type of a Consultant) and contractors (Blood Type of a Contractor) are defined in the referenced posts terms of what it means to carry their associated profession's badge, Seth does a good job of providing attributes of "being professional" <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/07/04/what-professionals-do/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Move to Information Trumping Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1211</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[...This is not as obvious as some of the trends that we see all around us, but I have no doubt about its certainty. In many ways this is a natural outgrowth of several other trends we are in the midst of... <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/04/24/move-to-information-trumping-process/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>IT Organization of the Future</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/03/15/it-organization-of-the-future/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a world where we often don't look beyond the next set of quarterly financial statements, it is occasionally refreshing to take a pause and fast forward the tape to imagine what out world will be like in three or five years... <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/03/15/it-organization-of-the-future/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Communicating Your Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[...The reality of the situation is that a very hard part is still ahead of you. Until you are able to distill the resulting strategy into a clear and concise set of messages that can rally people around the future, motivate them to take action, and self direct their behavior to support the strategic vision, my guess is that all you have is a lot of hard work driven by good intentions. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/03/09/communicating-your-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Values &#8211; The Softer Side of Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[...Powerful words.  They set the stage for big things to come, especially when everyone believes in these values and they cause people to take actions toward a unified set of goals - or more importantly, drive an organization to a desired set of behaviors. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/02/11/values-the-softer-side-of-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Operating Principles &#8211; Taking The Positions Which Guide Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IT Strategy ultimately will align the efforts of the IT Organization with that of the enterprise. Determining the operating principles of the organization will foundationally drive this alignment, and determine the initiatives which will be required as part of this alignment. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/02/07/operating-principles-taking-the-positions-which-guide-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Goals &#8211; Making Your IT Strategy Real</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[...I encourage you to apply this simple test to your IT strategy.  Do you precisely know when you are successful?  If not, either your goals are not defined, or are not tight enough.   You invest a lot of time with not only developing your IT Strategy, but in directing the actions of your entire organization based on your strategy.  Your goals will ground and focus you.  <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/01/31/goals-making-your-it-strategy-real/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Intent &#8211; IT Strategy&#8217;s Business Alignment</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/01/27/strategic-intent-it-strategys-business-alignment/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...When you align your must-do initiatives with business intents (strategy or direction) the first realization is that you now have a North Star for driving your IT organization. The next realization is that the funding mechanism for your organization becomes very clear.  <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/01/27/strategic-intent-it-strategys-business-alignment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Elements of IT Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Type "IT Strategy" into Google and the search engine will return over 140 million entries. These results indicate there is no single way to draft an IT Strategy. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/01/24/elements-of-it-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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