The latest thinking and other IT musings from our team
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Jun
Why communication matters. Many people, especially in IT, believe that optimizing communication and dialogue is difficult and nebulous, often leading to touchy-feely conversations they would...
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Mar
Creating a new team is exciting and challenging for any organization. When I had the opportunity to form a shared services team to support the...
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Jan
Why care? A lot is written about leadership traits such as vision, integrity, resilience, positivity, accountability, and even humility. It is my opinion that genuine...
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Dec
IT teams must constantly adjust to end-user demands, budgets, timelines, and other constraints. Such a dynamic environment requires leaders to understand how to close out...
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Jun
Originally presented at SIM Connect Live 2019 (“Make Winning Normal: Maximizing Agility with High-Performing Teams”), the following concepts offer a new way for IT organizations...
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Mar
As a company embarks on a journey of digital transformation and immense change, the expectations of IT leaders change as well. Two general archetypes have...
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Feb
How is it that some people can inspire us to strive for greatness while others turn us off? For me, one of those amazing leaders...
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Jan
During a sprint, many Scrum teams focus on action items, story points, ceremonies, and sprint length. They often overlook the importance of the sprint itself...
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Jan
Let me know if this sounds familiar: You talk about empowerment with your staff, at skip levels, and at town hall meetings. It’s a concept...
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Nov
As any good manager knows, a team infused with a strong sense of responsibility will produce a higher quality outcome. Instilling ownership across a team...
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Sep
For too many people, the concepts of “acting as a responsible CIO” and “taking risks” are mutually exclusive. A Traditional CIO is accustomed to a world where...
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Sep
In work, as in life, we can’t succeed on our own. In fact, the cornerstone of execution, change, and success in any organization is not...
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