Author: Bob Bartleson

What to look for in cryptocurrency banks and brokerages during 2019

What To Look For In Cryptocurrency, Banks, and Brokerages During 2019

Executive Summary With new currencies, new fintech bank charters, and a new stock exchange garnering momentum, 2019 is looking like a busy year for the financial world. At the same…

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The Collaboration Conundrum

While “toxic” workplaces (usually the result of management and co-workers) have been around since the beginning of organized work, their impact in today’s exceedingly networked environment is significantly greater. With…

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Thinking Out of the Box – Design Thinking

Test your inherent (and for some, learned) ability to apply Design Thinking with this video. Successful innovation requires we have the ability to see solutions outside of today’s approach. With…

Why you think you're right even if you're wrong

Why You Think You Right – Even If You’re Wrong

Fail fast is a popular catchphrase in successful leadership, finding ways to avoid decisions that lead to failure is even more effective–and worth some extra time. Very few “leaders” would…

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Four Key Characteristics Found in Transformational Leaders

Transformational Leaders practice employee engagement at the beginning of discussing change rather than “selling” the change upper management has determined without employee collaboration. Even in the military Transformation Leadership has…

Digital Transformation and Change

Capitalizing on Change – Principles of Successful Transformation

Abstract Change must occur, but those prepared through knowledge and adherence to key principles will find opportunity where others fail. These principles include creating a pattern for change, candid assessment,…

Repeating the Same Actions is not Transforming

Repeating the Same Actions is not Transforming

Hilarious insanity! Repeating the same action while expecting a different result is insane on the part of leaders and creates insanity with their employees. But there is another lesson in…

Meaningless jargon is the same as pursuing IoT when your not ready

Internet of Things – IoT

Ahhhh, technobabble…gotta love it. What I don’t love is the endless pursuit of the newest “differentiator” in technology. Two of the hot ones today is Digital Transformation and the Internet…

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Buzzwords – Digital Marketing Mumbo Jumbo

The next time you see the need to integrate mobile, social, and real-time channels, or personalize customer engagements by all means do it. Just don’t rely on buzzwords to tell…

Financial Institutions can survive fintech competition by getting competitive

How Financial Institutions Can Survive the Fintech Assault

Executive Summary Today, much is expected from internal IT teams, including new delivery models and innovative technologies–in part to reduce losing customers to competing fintech companies springing up seemingly overnight….

Training and retaining employees

Training and Retaining Employees

Yes, we see more labor done by machines/computers each year. And while such progress is to be desired–even pursued–and it is easy to accept the need for companies to constantly…

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Jumping Into the Crypto Craze

The question of cryptocurrency and ICO regulations is a crucial issue, with many crypto believers expressing their concerns over excessive regulatory scrutiny towards the industry. Others, like head of regulatory…