A major problem awaits enterprises staking their futures on cloud architectures: Version control is out of your hands First, my beef and an anecdote that illustrates the big point in microcosm: My laptop died last week. The good news is that I’m pretty good about backing up my data. The Read more…
I just wrapped up speaking at a European CIO conference in Athens, Greece, and felt mixed emotions after fielding questions from the audience. They shared the same challenges as their counterparts in other countries, so it was refreshing to hear that my work was relevant to CIOs the world over. Read more…
Businesspeople are people too Despite social media marketing’s sizable popularity, business-to-business (B2B) companies are still fairly new to the discipline. According to a November 2009 survey from Business.com, 73% of B2B respondents who were using social media had less than two years of social media marketing experience. But now that Read more…
As the recent global financial crisis has underscored, risk management is not an exact science. Risk management can be especially ineffective when it’s equated with compliance. Organizations can be compliant with the regulations governing their industries and still incur risks that have a negative impact on their businesses and beyond. Read more…
A communications coach offers a quick lesson in the brain science behind charisma. Can a stuffy manager learn to be charismatic? You bet. While many people believe charisma is an innate quality (you either have it or you don’t), communications expert and coach Dr. Nick Morgan maintains that anyone can Read more…