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Knowledge Is Power. Data Isn’t.

In the CEO Afterlife

Now, I don’t want anyone to think that I don’t value information technology. That meant making the call without all of the information, and not fretting about it, but being glad of it. To be fair, the ‘act early’ ethic prevails in corporate cultures that worship entrepreneurial thinking. But, I’m a disciple of point #4.

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Ethics for Technologists (and Facebook)

Harvard Business Review

In retrospect, if I had to write it again, I’d include a section or chapter on ethics. The ongoing explosion of technologically-enabled business opportunities inherently expand the ethical dilemmas, quandaries and trade-offs managements will confront. Most of the times people won’t mind or won’t care….but

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What Inexperienced Leaders Get Wrong (Hint: Management)

Harvard Business Review

Not just those under attack for ethical lapses, accounting problems, or excessive compensation – retired college presidents are the latest to join corporate executives in the latter category. Much has been made of the distinction between leadership and management. Too many managers, not enough leaders, the critics say.

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How RFID Technology Improves Hospital Care

Harvard Business Review

This Emergency Department-Clinical Engineering Learning Laboratory (ED-CELL) team comprises physicians, nurses, other health professionals, systems engineers, scientists, informaticians, IT personnel, and project managers. Use technology to identify and address barriers. Integrate the system into the workflow.

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There’s No Such Thing as Anonymous Data

Harvard Business Review

Still, 90% of the time he managed to identify individuals in the dataset using the date and location of just four of their transactions. . Economic data tracking can help identify opportunities for innovation and growth. Currently, PII is binary and information is either personally identifiable or not. .

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What If Google Had a Hedge Fund?

Harvard Business Review

Google Trends is fast becoming an indispensable tool for many analysts who believe — as Brin does — that the wisdom (and/or delusions) of googling crowds can successfully inform investment strategies worldwide. Google, of course, is hardly the only digital juggernaut supersaturated in an embarrassment of informational riches.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

Palmisano warned against prioritizing shareholders or other constituents, calling this "a false choice," and explaining that "Long-term management is a serious challenge in a world driven by short-term thinking. They are innovating in ways that create virtuous circles for a generation or more."