Where is your organization chart taking you?
You have to love this funny chart but also Seth Godin’s great questions in his blog. Is it because it …
Tag Archives: People
Who will lead the digital charge in our company? Who will be the champion and evangelist?
Many of us face interesting questions. The are, at the core, questions of leadership. Who will lead the digital charge …
Is turnover more than a rare occurrence in your organization?
Today’s guest blog is from Andrew Jackson. Andrew has spent the last 30 years building and managing technical service companies. …
How can the five why’s help find the root cause?
Eric Ries, entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, explains how to find the human causes of technical problems. He suggest using …
Are we working too much?
Are we working too much? What happened to the 40 hour work week? Do you dream for TGIT — Thank …
5 questions to ask to break the “too busy” cycle holding you back from moving to the next level.
We all are busy. The whirlwind never stops some days. And then the emergency strikes. Yee gads. It may take …
Do we have the best people we can get who love customers?
The move to create a digital business that is obsessed with customers requires talent. We all need the best people …
How is dumbsizing born? The challenge of low unemployment!
Robert Cacace is founder of RobertC Consulting. They provide strategic direction to companies struggling with the intricacies of merging business …
“Paychecks can’t buy passion.” ~Brad Federman
It makes a difference if you love your career, your work, your job and your customers. Passion is characteristic of …
Digital business change and the customer experience
You are going to have a lot of digital change initiatives and projects going as you accelerate the pace of …
The journey to a digital business and the scary issue of change
You are becoming a digital business. You are on a journey. One thing is clear. It is very clear. Many …
The “We’ve tried that before” conundrum
I know I’ve said it. I know I am not the only one. I am embarrassed by it. We’ve tried …
“Throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.” ~Dale Carnegie
Being happy at work is important. We know the value of employee engagement. Do we have a mission employees can …
Intel is under investigation for age discrimination
The disclosure that Intel is under investigation for age discrimination highlights what many see as an unspoken truism of the tech industry: …
Cybersecurity is a field of growing demand, it hit 0% unemployment
Great insight via Codebook – April 26, 2018 – Axios “The cybersecurity skills shortage is dire — one commonly cited estimate predicts 3.5 …
“Everything is both simpler than we can imagine, and more complicated that we can conceive.” ~Goethe
Simplicity it the key. We live in a complex world but to be able to translate that complex simply is …
A Donor Experience Approach to Strategy, People, Process and Technology
Having an approach or a framework for the work of the nonprofit digital executive is very important. Being passionate about …
“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” ~Steve Jobs
Getting our people strategy right is a huge challenge. All leaders know it and struggle. If only we were better …
The Importance of Culture in Digital Transformation and “the human quotient”
Two of the most promising drivers in digital transformation are EX and CX (employee experience and customer experience). At Oracle’s …
“You manage things; you lead people.” ~Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
Transformation is all about the people. The people who lead and the people who have to implement the change. As …
Manager of Business Results – Position available
This is too good to ignore. I’m guessing we could replace the Chief Digital Officer title up top with others …
Johnson & Johnson’s CIO Leverages A Proven Blueprint For Success In The First 100 Days
When you take on a new leadership role, there is a definite honeymoon period. As leaders we know it and …
Is the lack of digital talent a comment on our leadership?
There has been a pervasive belief that IT (Technology) doesn’t matter. That IT is a commodity to be managed at …
Why is changing culture like baking a cake?
Culture is difficult to change. Changing it is painful. Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless …
“The number one thing to steal from your competitors: Wisdom.” ~Seth Godin
I need more wisdom. I don’t have to look far to find it. “What have I learned from others” is …
Have we reached a digital tipping point?
Is it about our digital budget or is it about having the right strategy, people and processes in place. It …
“We all know what happens to the nail that sticks up – it gets hammered down. Nobody wants to be that nail.” ~Randy Green
We have all seen the nail sticking up. We all, pretty much, do the same thing. Our instinct is to …
Goals, Strategies, Planning and Execution for an amazing donor experience
Knowing where you are going with the donor experience, how you’re going to get there and being focused on execution …
It’s Like Facebook For Work. Wait It Is Facebook For Work
Is there anything Facebook won’t get into? Well, here they go into the business market. I remember when Yammer upgraded …
Why transformational leadership and a people focus is so important to a customer focus
Transformational leadership is needed and it is needed now – Leadership in the digital transformation world is purposeful in its …
Are you a hyperspecialist?
Tom Malone, professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and author of the HBR article “The Age of Hyperspecialization,” …
Why we should consider a 4 day work week
Are we working too much? What happened to the 40 hour work week? Do you dream for TGIT — Thank …
What is the relationship between technology and the future of business?
People first. That’s where this discussion begins. Brian Solis guest on this episode of Revolution is NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson. For running one of the leading …
Can you really narrow an interview down to 3 questions?
The move to create a digital business that is obsessed with customers requires talent. We all need the best people …
Do you need fresh eyes in your company?
Things in every company, to some extent, get on auto pilot. There isn’t anything wrong with that. It just happens. …
