Many people, when they create a goal such as losing weight, becoming a runner, or learning a language, turn to technology to guide them through the process. In the best case scenario, technology tools can support the acquisition of new skills and help a person advance beyond novice status. […]
Five Mistaken Beliefs About Innovation
One of my business school professors, Freek Vermeulen, from my days at London Business School had this to say about innovation – “Innovation has been looked at from every conceivable angle, but we still repeat the same mistakes.” London Business School has created this slideshare with five mistaken beliefs […]
Successful Chief Information Officers Speak the Language of Business: Finance
comments, called-out Comment Now Follow Comments Following Comments Unfollow Comments Comment Now Follow Comments Following Comments Unfollow Comments Whenever I have the occasion to speak with successful CIOs at length, I make it a point to ask them which skills they believe have served them best as they have […]
Five Lessons CIOs Should Take From Their Peers At Technology Companies
Chief information officers at technology companies can have it tough. For one, IT operates as a group of technologists in a sea of technologists. Often the engineers in the traditional “business” functions think of themselves as doing more important work than that of the IT department, which leads to […]
Normal metrics ‘don’t always apply’ to digital initiatives
If business leaders were asked to assign a Facebook-style status to their relationship with digital transformation, it would probably read: “It’s complicated.” That is the view of researchers from MIT Sloan Management Review, a US-based business journal, and Capgemini, an IT consultancy, who last year co-authored a report about […]
IT, Business Exec Gulf Widens, McKinsey Says
Just as more businesses recognize IT’s strategic importance, dissatisfaction with IT’s effectiveness is growing, McKinsey research shows. As more businesses recognize IT’s strategic importance, dissatisfaction with the group’s effectiveness has grown, according to a new report. As a result, many organizations believe that a change in their IT management […]
Strategy, Resources and Execution
Strategy, Resources and Execution Most vendors have reasonable channel strategies and the resources to support their strategy. In the end, it will come down execution at all levels. Most vendors have reasonable channel strategies and the resources to support their strategy. In the end, it will come down execution […]
How Ease-of-Use is Reshaping the IT Industry
The interface is increasingly becoming the product when it comes to IT. Ease-of-use, long a peripheral issue, has now become central. “The percent of IT buyers who plan to spend more with tech vendors ranges from 4 percent for the vendors that are most difficult to work with to […]
How Video Makes a Difference in the Way I Work
Last fall, I was standing in a hotel lobby in Boca Raton, Florida, where I was attending our annual Collaboration Summit. I noticed an energetic woman walking directly toward me. “It’s so great to see you!” she said when she reached me. I quickly attempted to access the facial-recognition […]
WebRTC is for Losers
WebRTC is for Losers WebRTC technology has fallen short on many of its promises, including the goal of being ubiquitous, plugin-free and free. WebRTC technology has fallen short on many of its promises, including the goal of being ubiquitous, plugin-free and free. Before explaining why WebRTC is for losers, […]