May, 2006

On Tuesday , I shared a discussion with famed Harvard Professor, Marco Iansiti, where he describes business ecosystems. I am continuing the discussion with his co-author, Roy Levien, who provides details about the model for successful businesses. As a side note, you will notice that Roy is an inventor with Intellectual Ventures – a somewhat super secret organization working with the best talent...

In a prior blog, I indicated that IT is the enabler to both internal and external business ecosystems. This creates a demand for professionalism since IT is mission critical to enterprise effectiveness and business agility. In essence IT is a kind of Keystone and this ties into an interview I conducted with Marco. [Note: due to its length, I didn't include the entire discussion.] I would like to...

As an IT Manager how much do you know about your local User Groups? Do you know what takes place at meetings? Do you know the value that they provide? Do you know how UG’s are run? Do you know any of the UG officers? Do you know if any of your employees are members of UG’s? Do you encourage membership and possibly fund it if necessary? Do you know the importance of your direct or indirect...

In my last post entitled " What constitutes Good Management " I mentioned the importance of stepping out of your "comfort zone" when it comes to making a major step in the right direction. The question is "how do we do that and what approach should we take?". If you are not the least bit afraid to step into the "unknown" then you should be! There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. Confidence...