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Hey CIO, How Are Your Financial Skills?
It can be argued that nothing is more important to executives than knowing exactly how the money with which they entrust people translates into results. This is a fundamental frame of reference for all those who hope to sit at the proverbial table. It also moves the CIO requirement set to be inclusive of the world of finance. Continue reading
Hey CIO, How Are Your Marketing Skills?
Marketing skills cannot be left to those in the marketing department. There is a heavy dose of marketing in IT. The job of the CIO depends on getting the marketing part right. Continue reading
The Inflection Point
As organizations grow the technology needs of an organization change – and sometimes change quickly and profoundly. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management, People / Talent, Process
Tagged change, Leadership, Management, organization, workforce dynamics
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Soft Statements vs Hard Reality
If your company is like most, your mission statement and set of corporate approved values portray your company as being very compassionate. The picture painted is that people who work at your organization are more like family members than employees. The family will take care of itself and protect itself from all those not part of the family. While these words sound very “Mafia-esque” the messaging demonstrates that your organization is a great place to work. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management, People / Talent
Tagged change, character, Management, values, workforce dynamics
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Blindspots
…Every so often reality hits. An outside entity steps in to hold a mirror up to ourselves that provides a stiff body check to our egos. Sometime this is in the form of a player who has not been part of our league and provides a benchmark to compare to. Sometime, and this is the ego crushing part, it is in the form of a videotaping performed by a local tavern to entice vulnerable old men to watch their game while sharing a refreshment or two. Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Leadership, Management, People / Talent
Tagged capability, change, character, organization, perspective
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The Walls Came Tumbling Down
IT organizations have seen several changes – walls came tumbling down types of changes – over the last few decades. Here are a few as I remember them. Continue reading
Why Do People Work For You?
As a leader of your organization, you can shape your ecosystem. One of the hard parts of building out your ecosystem is determining your set of value propositions to your employees – or “why would people want to work for you?”. Recruiting for new people may cause you to think through your value proposition to fill a role. This is different however, than value proposition to your workforce as the focus is smaller and typically less lasting. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management, People / Talent, Process
Tagged ecosystem, recruiting, value proposition
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Heart and Soul of Your Ecosystem
The internal staff of the IT organization are far more than the people whose paychecks you sign. These are the people who form the heart and soul of your IT ecosystem. If you are at all like most other IT organizations, you will have some truly outstanding people on your payroll. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management, People / Talent
Tagged connections, ecosystem, relationships
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Physics of IT – What Have We Learned?
While not a complete list, these notable items clearly show that Newton’s physics do apply to IT organizations. Looking at your IT organization in this light allows you additional ways to think through your decisions, and how to direct your organization to its future state. Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Leadership, Process
Tagged acceleration, assets, change, force, mass
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Physics of IT – The Forces You Bring With You
Achieving meaningful change is hard – and the greater the mass, or greater the force of headwinds, the more difficult it is to succeed. It begs the question of “what forces can we marshall to achieve the change we need?” Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Leadership, Management, People / Talent, Process
Tagged culture, execution, Leadership, people, social technology, vision
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