...compromise to obtain it, and where you can’t. Whether you’re willing to do what it will take. And if you’re not, don’t complain when it doesn’t happen. I’m pretty sure...(17 comments)

...successfully complete its part of the business-strategic programs and initiatives. Why IT strategy rarely turns into IT action: The second reason many CIOs shy away from developing an IT strategy...

...benchmarking. Whenever you compare your organization’s performance to a best-practices benchmark, you’re making the unstated assumption that your company is trying to optimize the function in question. No, it’s worse...

...there’s one other thing crazies have in common, it’s a complete lack of regard for building and maintaining relationships. And that, eventually, is politically fatal in even the craziest environments....(5 comments)

...a competitor has the deal instead. Organizations like this one choose opportunities based on their organizational design, not on what’s in their long-term strategic interests. It’s one factor in what...(3 comments)