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
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Video Conferencing Innovations: 4 Features That Reimagine Video Conferencing
Video Conferencing Innovations Despite months of investment and hundreds of new features, most video conferencing systems still deliver services that don’t meet expectations. From struggles with inputs and outputs, to confusion over video mirroring, to lost chat threads, video conferencing fails its users. Incremental improvements will not improve video conferencing … [Read more...] about Video Conferencing Innovations: 4 Features That Reimagine Video Conferencing
Knowledge, Collaboration and the Global Environmental Dialog
In 2013, I was asked by the Chinese government to join the United States delegation to the Tai Hu World Cultural Forum in Hangzhou. The following is the paper I provided to accompany my presentation. I have not published it on Serious Insights previously. With hybrid work now the norm in a world still ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, I thought it would be useful to share … [Read more...] about Knowledge, Collaboration and the Global Environmental Dialog
Collaboration and The Ten Rings: How to Master Collaboration Shang-Chi Style
Disney’s Marvel Studios will launch Shang-Chi and Legend of the Ten Rings this week. I saw a similarity between some critical attributes of collaboration and the powers of the ten rings (as described in Marvel comics canon.). Enjoy this timely exploration of collaborative attributes and attitudes we all need to keep top of mind. Every time you enter a collaborative … [Read more...] about Collaboration and The Ten Rings: How to Master Collaboration Shang-Chi Style
12 Hybrid Work Fears Managers Must Face
Work was not good before the pandemic for many. Lockdowns forced a change to remote work, often with the sentiment of getting back to normal as quickly as possible. The prolonged nature of the pandemic empowered some to reimagine work. Managers fear a return to the old ways may not be in the cards, and they are afraid of what they see ahead. Management has been likened to … [Read more...] about 12 Hybrid Work Fears Managers Must Face