Those of us in the IT industry who feel that after years of learning new languages, methods and management models we can slip into cruise mode and live off the knowledge and wisdom we have acquired are in for a shock. That would work well if the industry we started in was the industry we […]
Let’s face it. The IT industry has a brand problem. How can we be the drivers of innovation when users think of IT in terms of late system delivery and the ‘turn it off turn it on’ service ethic (/mantra). So what can you do? Step 1- Rename the department Eg. Information services, innovation centre. […]
The Digital Strategist blog focuses on helping tech firms and tech-driven organisations be more successful through a better understanding of what lies ahead. There is a big focus on the future or work and leadership (CIO and CxO). Ade McCormack
It's approaching crunch time for many CEOs. Reckless cost cutting will soon manifest itself in some serious reputational damage. The questions are ' Who do you trust?' and 'Who should you trust?'. CEOs are likely to trust other CEOs (the herd). And are likely to not trust the IT industry (false promises) and the CIO […]
Analyst firm Gartner’s recent survey of 900 CIOs provides us with a sense of where the IT industry is today. 54% of the CIOs have made no budget adjustments. 42% reduced their Q1 budgets by an average of 7.2%, whilst 4% actually increased their budget. Averaged out this equates to an overall budget cut of […]
Definitions of autism include: An abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and an inability to treat others as people (Princeton). A diagnosis of abnormal self-absorption, observable in early childhood, characterised by lack of response to other humans and by limited ability or disinclination to communicate (Wiktionary). This is […]