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Evolutionary path of enterprise IT
I’ve been giving much thought lately to the question of what enterprise IT departments should look like. Not in terms of technologies they support, but in terms of their organizational posturing. That is the question most interesting to ponder, and … Continue reading
Stopping the cycle of exclusivity
This morning, I received an email letting me know there is one active discussion on the Center for Higher Education Chief Information Office Studies group on LinkedIn. The discussion was started by Wayne Brown who is the owner of the … Continue reading
Posted in Information Technology
Tagged corporate culture, enterprise IT, lead don't manage
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The Path To Staying Irrelevant
If IT department wants to be viewed as a cost center and stay irrelevant, it should continue to provide commodity services like email, storage, and network connectivity. It should also complain about how difficult it is to provide these services. … Continue reading
Beginning of a Journey
After spending some time becoming acclimated with the new world of MBA program office, I launched a project which I am very excited about. This project comes straight out of the relatively new discipline of service design (if you don’t know … Continue reading
Compromise on needs to not meet them
When faced with customer needs, we only have two options – to meet them or not. A simple choice, however, turns into a source of tremendous dissatisfaction. If we choose to meet the need, it is always with some judgment, … Continue reading
Ajax, Odysseus, and philosophical approaches to fair compensation
This week I was lucky enough to wiggle my way into a lunch and learn with Dr. Paul Woodruff, among many things, the author of The Ajax Dilemma: Justice, Fairness, and Rewards. The lunch and learn was on the topic … Continue reading
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Tagged common misses, corporate culture, lead don't manage, motivation
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Culture as you leave is not as important as culture as you stay
Or try and get some things done. Read a great post by a former colleague, Ron Thomas, on culture and its importance to employee morale. I agree with virtually everything Ron says, but as I read the article, what … Continue reading
Creative Problem Solving
Everyone is really good at creative problem solving. The question is where and when do they apply it most, or best. An unmotivated employee might be creatively problem solving his next vacation plans for half a day. An underpaid … Continue reading
Manage through Gartner
Whenever I hear “best of breed” implementation, I want to run for cover. “Best of breed” tells me that we are about to spend a ton of money, not worry about requirements, invite an army of consultants, implement a product … Continue reading
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