Why Trying to Future-Proof Anything Will Fail I recently decided to retire the paper copies of the hundreds of pages I wrote for trade magazines and academic publications over the last few decades. As I read through these articles on Computer Integrated Manufacturing, AI, mobile computing and other topics, it became clear that any attempt to future proof anything will … [Read more...] about Why Trying to Future-Proof Anything Will Fail
Management
The CIO Role: What Type of CIO Do You Want To Be?
Categorizing the CIO Role Analysts like to categorize. As reported in a 2016 Wall Street Journal article, Korn/Ferry categorized CIOs into four groups: I think those categories have dated. But more importantly, CIOs are not defined as much by their traits as by their circumstances. In an ideal model, perhaps every role in every company perfectly aligns … [Read more...] about The CIO Role: What Type of CIO Do You Want To Be?
How CIOs Become Influencers: Moving from Policy to Persuasion
How CIOs Become Influencers With digital technology now universally deployed throughout organizations, the CIO as the center of technology knowledge has waned. People in marketing know far more about customer relationship management (CRM) services than the CIO, though the CIO may retain accountability for certain critical features, like single sign-on and other aspects of … [Read more...] about How CIOs Become Influencers: Moving from Policy to Persuasion
Ten Things No One Tells You About Your First 60 Days as CIO
Your first "60" days as CIO There is no shortage of articles and posts on the web about the first 60 days as CIO. All of those pieces of content offer good, pretty obvious, politically correct advice. Hopefully, this post will prove a little different. We attempt to fill in the gaps left in other lists from a few decades of observing CIOs struggle through the first 60 days … [Read more...] about Ten Things No One Tells You About Your First 60 Days as CIO
Disney Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume is Not Just Window Dressing at Seattle’s MoPOP
The MoPOP Disney Heroes & Villains exhibit: Last week, I was privileged to join other journalists and writers at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture to preview the touring display of Disney costumes originally shown at D23. For Serious Insights, I concentrate on logistics and design. As suspected, project management, IT, and some very diligent task management. Here is what I … [Read more...] about Disney Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume is Not Just Window Dressing at Seattle’s MoPOP