An issue of CIO Dashboard begins with five IT assessment questions which a new CIO should investigate. Of the five, two related to the relationship between business and IT. These...Read More
One of the questions I am asked and many of the comments I receive from my blog have to do with technologists making the transition from ‘technology’ to ‘business leadership/management.’ ...Read More
Two articles about coaching performance were given to me within a few days of each other, and they both had similar findings about what distinguishes an average coaching engagement from...Read More
Personal Character The Oxford dictionary defines ‘character’ as “the collective qualities or characteristics, especially mental and moral, that distinguish a person or thing; a moral strength; reputation, especially a good...Read More
The February 27th issue of Time magazine contains an article entitled “What Would Steve Do?“ by Rana Foroohar. I am calling attention to this because of the lessons Ms. Foroobar...Read More
I was asked by a non-profit to speak about ‘executive presence.’ Beyond thinking it was about how good one looks and how well one projects, akin to stage presence, I...Read More
With apologies to Strother Martin and Paul Newman, who spoke the title of this blog in their 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke, I was recently on VoiceAmerica internet radio, where...Read More
Business strategy, planning and technology strategy inherently belong together. Unfortunately, many firms do so sequentially, or not at all, which makes the technologists’ job even more difficult and many businesses...Read More
Yesterday I attended a CIO Summit, put on by the Society for Information Management (SIM) in New York City. My attendance was prompted by the topic of IT leadership, which...Read More
