...see, for example, “Who defines value,” which appeared in InfoWorld back on 7/29/1996). When internal IT delivers software, its purpose isn’t to supply a product that provides value. It’s to...…
...where investment managers use new investor money to pay off longer-term investors instead of using it to, well, invest — often don’t start out as fraudulent enterprises launched by nefarious...…
...and energy to help us achieve this goal, we will make sure that you don’t come away empty-handed. Translation: There’s a plaque in it for you. There’s a promotion in...…
...we make when data are available to guide us but, for one reason or another, we don’t consult it to form our opinions. Viewed through this lens, it appears we’re...…
...and opinions in newspapers. Socialize on social media.<- If every voting-age American would follow this simple guideline it would, in one masterstroke, neuter all actors, both foreign and domestic, who...…
...also in business governance. Transfer pricing (the practice formerly known as “charge-backs”) is just one example. Having an “invisible hand” make the complicated decisions required for properly allocating internally delivered...…
...to install a new version of an operating system or DBMS and their ancient application release won’t run on it; or someone outside of IT looks at the new version...…
...on time. When we were setting up in a location, everyone carried cables and equipment, everyone helped set up the lights, and everyone helped carry our main camera (it weighed...…
In investment circles, confidence predicts stock market performance. As it should: Confident investors buy more stocks. This increases demand relative to supply. When demand increases relative to supply, prices (for...…
...these factors, and others, will have to be addressed. Change leaders can address them before instituting the change, helping the organization and everyone in it prepare. Or, they can leave...…