Technology management is not getting any easier, despite technology’s ubiquity, the ease with which we integrate it with our daily lives and cloud-based services, which should simplify nearly everything if...Read More
Another great interview about doing the job you were meant to do was in yesterday’s New York Times Business section: “Sometimes, You Need to Blow the Fuses.” Bill Kling, founder...Read More
Achieving your highest performance means doing what you never considered possible. Metaphorically, according to Ana Dutra, CEO of Korn/Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting in “Sprinkles of Pixie Dust” in The...Read More
A recent McKinsey survey (from December 2011 McKinsey Quarterly “A Rising Role for IT: McKinsey Global Survey Results”) notes a true dichotomy in IT performance and IT’s role in business...Read More
Daniel Goleman‘s “Transforming Leadership from Art to Science” describes six leadership styles: Visionary, Coaching, Affiliative, Democratic, Pacesetting, and Commanding. Of these, the last two are to be used sparingly and...Read More
I was surprised to find in The New Yorker an article on coaching. Written by surgeon Atul Gawande in the October 3, 2011, issue, “Personal Best: Top Athletes and Singers...Read More
A big question faced by the three major organizations I worked for concerned the career path of technologists. Would remaining a ‘technologist’ hurt a career? How could technologists make the...Read More
Very rarely — except possibly on the most technical projects — is collaborating with the business not a necessity on technology projects. Indeed, it is the goal of technology to...Read More
Since I first created my web site, I’ve had two opposite reactions: 1) business managers and technology managers work together very effectively and your services are not necessary; and 2)...Read More
