by Jim Smelley | May 9, 2017 | Communication, Delivery Methods, Jim's Blogs, Project Management, Strategy, Visibility
Have you ever worked in one of those organizations that has gone through every kind of strategy exercise imaginable? They’ve built a Strategy Map, Balanced Scorecard, Brand Pillars, SWAT Analysis, Priorities Alignment, Yearly Plan, Three Year Roadmap, and...
by Russ Pearlman | Apr 25, 2017 | CIO Concerns, Legal, Russ's Blogs, Strategy
Just a few weeks back, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) fined Denver-based Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN) $400,000 for failure to protect some 3,200 patient records that were covered by HIPAA. The attack? An employee fell victim to a phishing...
by Mike Szymanski | Apr 19, 2017 | Mike's Blogs, Performance Management, Talent Management
Coaching is hard. That’s true at all levels. There are effective and ineffective coaches on little league teams, on storied professional franchises, and on all types of teams and organizations in between. A big part of the challenge for any coach is that their team...
by David Barron | Mar 29, 2017 | David's Blogs, Innovation
“Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” – Thomas Edison I like to think of myself as an “outdoors” guy, and I have spent a lot of time in the sun over the years, running and riding my bike. As I’ve matured, I find myself more aware of...
by Jay Anderson | Jan 30, 2017 | CIO Concerns, Cloud, Jay's Blogs, Organization, Strategy, Technology
Remember paper? There was a time when we all saw paper-dominated businesses, like publishers of books and newspapers, getting clobbered by the transformations required to stay afloat among new digital alternatives. Those of us in other industries were thankful to be...
by Lisa Jasper | Nov 30, 2016 | CIO Concerns, Culture, Lisa's Blogs, Product Management, Strategy
The list on the left describes the IT organization of the past, or at least what most organizations strived to be. Less than a decade ago, these were the words woven into IT visions everywhere. The list on the right describes what most IT organizations are striving to...
