Policy, Politics, & Pocketbooks: Improving IT for Present & Future
For better or for worse, the future of IT will be shaped by today's policies, politics, and available resources. Policies that could hamper innovation and advancement need to be influenced and mitiga...
25 Touko 201156min
Building Trust Vs Bringing Change
A leader is able to lead because he is trusted by his team. They know him and what to expect. On the other hand, the business environment can change rapidly and unexpectedly, and a CIO must be ready t...
18 Touko 201157min
Building vs. Being Hi-Visibility Leadership
An aggressive, assertive, and high-visibility CIO tends to redirect recognition from those who execute the details and stifle team spirit, resulting in frustration and dissatisfaction. On the other ha...
11 Touko 201155min
How Smart is Your Supply Chain?
Supply chain management has never been a piece of cake. There are challenges related to cost fluctuations, supply disruptions, transportation capacity misjudgments, constraints, and many other challen...
4 Touko 201155min
Getting IT Plugged Into Energy Informatics!
Energy Informatics is about using IS to collect information on energy usage, so that it can be optimized to save energy and money! For example, IS collects information from sensors to tell if a room i...
27 Huhti 201154min
Workplace IT Consumerization vs Control
Once forbidden under rubrics such as Rogue or Shadow IT, consumer technology is invading workplaces everywhere! The officially sanctioned (and controlled) productivity tools of corporate IT are findin...
20 Huhti 201155min
Fixing the Misalignment Between HR & IT
IT is chronically long or short on resources. Resources need to be subtracted or added based on attrition, changes in tech trends, and the need to scale operations or respond on demand. Meanwhile HR ...
13 Huhti 201152min
Can a CIO Act as a Chief Strategist?
The Chief Strategy Officer defines, refines, and brings clarity to the strategic issues an organization faces, so that all resources can be aligned into one cohesive force focused on a single mission,...
6 Huhti 201156min
