...future for you in IT. The supply of programmers exceeds demand, and that drives down prices — your wages. That’s because the genie of globalization is out of the bottle,...…
...though, and executive consensus really is hard to achieve. And since as CIO your name is inextricably linked to the notion that huge investments in “information” will somehow lead to...…
...didn’t innovate, a conclusion that’s simply wrong. Microsoft, as did Ford once upon a time, has delivered real innovation — not, for the most part with grand concepts, but in...…
...out orders. When, on the other hand, you have time to learn and reflect, “any decision” is no longer the best you can aspire to. Privilege: Its Latin roots are...…
ManagementSpeak: There are wheels within wheels. Translation: Don’t broach this subject again. A member of the KJR Club known only as “S.K of www.cyberbrahma.com” shows us the value of reinventing...…
ManagementSpeak: Be brief. I’m a busy person. Translation: I have to watch an all-day cricket match on television. The one thing we know about the mysterious contributor known only as...…
...an interesting question. Leon Kappelman & Phil Scott answer it at http://comlinks.com/mag/accr.htm. Short version: The savings have been huge, far in excess of even the largest Year 2000 cost estimates....…
...that use it. Translation: We have no idea what we want to do. Come up with a system that will do it. – Find this week’s anonymous contributor at www.toomanyplacesonthenet.com...…
...of reliable information. One more: while I’m sometimes less than complimentary regarding McKinsey & Company, its COVID-19 Executive Briefing for business management is quite good. And, of course, there’s Snopes....…
...as much unexplored complexity. Is there a solution? Beats me. Looking for one is something of a hobby of mine. All I can tell you so far is, it’s complicated....…