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

November 27, 2018

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 consider the need to...

Successfully reinventing your company starts with a digital transformation model

Transformational Leadership

November 19, 2018

Successfully reinventing your company starts with a digital transformation model

Editor’s Note: Reinventing carries both both positive and negative connotations–but performed correctly, and at the right time, the negative can be effectively mitigated. The reality is that reinvention should be iterative, resulting in a...

transformational leaders engage employees

Leadership / Transformative

November 14, 2018

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 proven to be more...

Blog / Sustainable Transformations

November 13, 2018

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, strong leadership, a focused...

Repeating the Same Actions is not Transforming

Gag Reel

October 23, 2018

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 this video. It is...

Digital Transformation

October 12, 2018

JPMorgan Chase’s plans for digital transformation focus on blockchain, big data, and robotics

Editor’s Note: JPMorgan’s digital transformation roadmap allowed them to be the first US bank to offer their own crypto coin. They continue to focus, and recruit, for the future. Blockchain, Big Data, Cloud, and...

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

Adaptive / Leadership

October 8, 2018

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 of Things (IOT). The...

buzzwords like integrate mobile, social, real-time channels are meaningless without knowledge to implement

Leadership

September 14, 2018

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 everyone what you are...

Financial Institutions can survive fintech competition by getting competitive

Agile Management / Featured / Financial Landscape / Transformational Leadership

September 13, 2018

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. Business managers and employees...

Leadership

September 3, 2018

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 upgrade, too often little...

Another example of Amazon listening to what the users need

Digital Transformation

August 27, 2018

Amazon deepens its partnership with VMware to go after companies that don’t use the cloud

Editor’s Note: Another example of Amazon listening to what the users need instead of telling them why their solution (in this case AWS) is the only right solution. Technology companies built to support the...

dilbert crypto craze stupid blockchain cryptocurrency bitcoin idea

Humor & Insights

August 13, 2018

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 relations at Ripple, Ryan...