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	<title>Directionally Correct &#187; Leadership</title>
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	<description>Thoughts About the Corporate World We Live In</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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		<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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		<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>The &#8220;How&#8221; of Your Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After you have finished with defining strategic intents of your organization, defined the goals you are going to reach, established the operating principles to define your key positions, and values you will work by, you come to where the rubber meets the road - defining how you get all of this done... <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/02/21/the-how-of-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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1130</guid>
		<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>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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1116</guid>
		<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>The Art of Problem Solving</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/09/23/the-art-of-problem-solving/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[...while there are many frameworks which have been developed which attempt to get to sought after answers in a methodical manner, the reality is there is less hard science behind this than we would hope.  Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato were philosophizing about this long, long ago.  Debates brought out valid points in different approaches, but no consensus... <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/09/23/the-art-of-problem-solving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spark!</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/07/27/spark/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1076</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spark.  The sound of an idea coming to life.  Once born, it will seek out other ideas and inspire people to build on it, growing into and morphing into many other shapes and sizes... <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/07/27/spark/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Next Level Thinking</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/07/18/next-level-thinking/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1069</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Changing your way of thinking is not easy. Culture, habit, and time pressures conspire to keep the things as they are. getting to the next level, regardless of what level that may be, requires this very change however... <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/07/18/next-level-thinking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Decisions are Made by Individuals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1056</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let's be clear.  Decisions are made by people - by individuals.   Decisions are not made by groups or committees... <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/07/01/decisions-are-made-by-individuals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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