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I recently spoke with my good friend John Yapaola, the CEO of Kapow Software in Palo Alto. We were talking about the best ways to support innovation within a corporate culture, and John raised a great point: How you innovate depends on the size of the company. Continue reading Making the Case for Top-Down Innovation in the Enterprise
I had a conversation with Gordon Payne last week that I can truly describe as mind expanding. As many of you already know, Gordon is SVP and GM of the Desktop and Cloud Division at Citrix. He is also a genuinely brilliant guy, and I was delighted to speak with him at length about the future of IT strategy.
When I interview visionary IT thought leaders about continuous innovation, their answers usually fall into two categories. Generally, they tend to believe that innovation results from either a process or a culture. Continue reading Building a Hybrid Platform for Continuous Innovation
A dozen of the nation’s top CIOs had the opportunity in March to spend several hours of quality time with Dr. William LaFontaine, VP Strategy and Worldwide Operations at IBM. Bill is one of Big Blue’s most respected thought leaders, and he agreed to brief the CIOs on IBM’s 2012 Global Technology Outlook (GTO), a special report on the trends most likely to create both disruptions and business opportunities in the near term. Continue reading Disruptive Trends: Are You Ready for a World of Uncertain Data?
I write and speak frequently about the need for IT leaders to become more proactively involved in helping their firms identify and enter new markets. Sometimes I use the term “global markets” to suggest the broader range of possibilities that exist outside of traditional domestic markets. Continue reading Advice to CIOs: Think Multi-Regional Before Committing to Global Markets
My good friend Tom Fountain is a true IT thought leader and visionary. As many of you know, Tom has served as CIO at several major corporations, including Bunge and Honeywell. I caught up with him last week and asked him to outline his vision for the next big wave in IT. Here’s a brief summary of what he told me:
When you ask Tony Leng for his take on the current state of IT leadership, he always delivers. Tony is a top executive recruiter in the San Francisco area, and he really has his finger on the pulse of today’s IT industry.
I recently had the opportunity to interview Carol Fawcett, VP of Global Information Services at Quest Software. Carol is one of the smartest technology executives I know, and I was honored when she agreed to participate in my new book project. Continue reading Where Innovation Begins: Understanding the Goals and Objectives of the Business
Unlike previous generations of IT leaders, today’s CIO isn’t watching the action from the stands — the modern CIO is down there on the playing field, right in the middle of the action. Continue reading Raising the Table Stakes for CIOs: Are You Ready to Up Your Game?
My good friend Saad Ayub is SVP and CIO at Scholastic Corp., the world’s largest distributor and publisher of children’s books and a leader in educational technology and children’s media. Continue reading The Four Dimensions of Continuous Innovation and IT Transformation |
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