It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done. -- Terry Pratchett The first job I landed out of college (nearly twenty years ago) was as a market analyst for the engineering division of a large manufacturer. I was hired by a man called Joe, who was the [...]
The best football coaches have an ability to transform a gridiron and their teams. They evaluate their opponents, utilize the talent available, and maximize the field conditions to escalate opportunities for success. They’re great leaders. Organizations are quite like football teams in this regard, and so too are leaders like [...]
You Must Become a Digital Leader. Here's Why "We don't know what we don't know." As consultants, the above phrase is one we hear a lot. It's a common phrase echoed across industries. Organizations can ask themselves, "who's responsible for figuring out what we don't know? Getting [...]
Refining Translation: 4 Areas to Mature the Interface Between Tech and Biz Companies are not unlike computer systems in that they are a collection of components forced to work together to be efficient, competitive, and profitable. When these components are not working together or communicating properly, bad [...]
Are You Data-Driven? Six Steps To Data Transformation Data: people will sell it like it’s a magic elixir, won’t they? It’s as if data is the ideal cure all for what ails’ ya. It’s been called the new oil, as if you can plop it on some [...]
D’Oh! 2016 Was Another Extraordinary Year for Cybersecurity. What Does It Mean for the Future? 2016 has been a curious year in the world as well as in cybersecurity. Historic breaches, hair-raising ransomware, IoT attacks, and even some election intrigue, this was a year to remember in [...]
A lot of words have been devoted to a concept called the digital transformation, and there is a reason why. All organizations are currently navigating through digital transformation. If you think you’re not, you better take a look in the mirror. Technology is causing disruptions in every industry and [...]
3 Ways to Develop Standards Around Your Technology Domain How Leaders Can Delegate Authority While Ensuring Technology Decisions Adhere to Their Vision Leadership cannot exist without authority. The two go hand in hand. Leaders set the goals and vision and establish an environment that make it possible [...]
How HUMALOGY® Added a Silver Lining to a Gloomy Vacation Having just experienced one of the more disappointing vacations in my adult life, I must ponder how technology rescued my week in certain respects. My initial intention for a recent trip was to disconnect myself and my children from the [...]
A billion dollars. It certainly has a nice ring to it. I’m sure it did to Dollar Shave Club co-founder and CEO Michael Dubin when he heard the number. A few weeks ago, health products juggernaut Unilever swooped in a scooped up Dollar Shave Club for a cool $1 [...]