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Leadership lessons from Genghis Khan
While we'll leave judgment about the larger historical implications of the Khan's rule to the historians, several things will strike you as relevant to IT leaders.
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IT as an assembly line
It may be tempting to dismiss manufacturing as an old-line activity with little relevance to the modern IT organization, but there is much that can be learned from the world’s best...
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What CIOs can learn from Apple's mapping gaffe
With the mapping snafu, Apple may have made a grave mistake is regarding its customers are a resource to be exploited, rather than paying end-users.
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How to prepare for the end of the PC era
The change in market share of core components, like computer memory, should serve as a leading indicator that changes to the traditional IT model are coming, and change always favo...
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The failed promise of Business Process Management (BPM)
Business Process Management software is a great idea that can help you optimize processes for greater efficiency. So why do most BPM initiatives fail or fizzle out?
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Death by promotion
While you may feel that you're rewarding a high-performing employee by offering a promotion to a management or leadership role, if you don't equip them with the skills to success y...
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An open enterprise may not be such a good idea
Most recent technological and management innovations focus on "openness." Patrick Gray talks about why this is not always such a good idea.
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Should IT be unionized?
Patrick Gray thinks unionization is exactly the wrong answer for IT, and the dynamic career IT he has been given would not be possible in a unionized environment.
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IT lessons from Dubai
While Dubai may not be everyone's cup of tea, its bold expansion, unending self-promotion, and use of a wide variety of internal and external expertise are worthwhile traits to emu...
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Have you hugged a geek this week?
Aside from a great staff development opportunity, spending some time with your younger staff members and those who are most interested in technology will keep you abreast of new de...