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Top 10 Posts of 2009
The best audience is intelligent, well-educated, and a little drunk.
-Alben W. Barkley Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Leadership, Management, Process, Technology
Tagged consultant, decision, Leadership, Management, workforce
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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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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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Demonstrable Leadership
Nuts and bolts time. As a leader how do your demonstrate your leadership? Are you doing anything to position yourself as something other than a leader?
There are probably hundreds of tasks and activities which you can do during any given day. The items with which you choose to interact with people, and how you choose to interact with people, will play a big part in your ability to lead them. Continue reading
Playing to Win
I see many sports organizations consistently, year after year, playing to win – as opposed to playing to not lose. They will make the extra effort to ensure they have the right players are in place, but much more than that they will ensure the management talent is in place. They will have extensive recruiting networks, deep management talent at all levels (both at the professional and feeder teams), and cultivate a culture of success throughout the organization. In short, they have made the conscious decision to “play to win.” Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Technology
Tagged actions, business drivers, decisions, fudamentals, Leadership, strategy, success criteria
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What Do We Look For in Our Leaders?
Given that leadership is something that virtually all people look for, what does leadership mean, and is it different for each person? Is it as simple as understanding that people will follow a person who will make some aspect of their life better, or is there more to it? Do people look for some of themselves in their leaders or do they want something different? Do people look to their leaders to inspire them? Do people look for different things in their leaders in good times and bad? Continue reading
Delivering Bad News
In a corporate setting there are many occasions when bad news must be shared. How management performs this critical function will go a long way in how they are perceived by those around them. We are currently experiencing a severe economic downturn. Bad news is everywhere. Companies missing targets. Sales people missing their bogey. Orders cancelled. Companies laying off staff. There is plenty of bad news to around, and pretty much everyone has felt at least a little of it. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management, People / Talent
Tagged bad news, character, Leadership
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Anatomy of a Decision
Decisions are interesting things. It can be argued that not making decisions well can cause significant damage to any organization. A friend of mine, who happened to come out of the military, explained to me that decision making is the essence of leadership. Another friend of mine once told me that perhaps the most important job of an executive is to make decisions (and to make them decisively). Continue reading
