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All Boards Need a Technology Expert

Harvard Business Review

Chalk remains the technological tool of choice in most education settings. In consumer industries I would give a huge premium to articulate young entrepreneurs who can rapidly educate the board. Utilities have only recently begun to add sensors throughout the electric grid and add smart meters in homes and business.

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Why Can't a CIO Be More Like a CFO?

Harvard Business Review

In fact, our laissez faire approach to computer education — little guidance, hands-off, freedom to make decisions — leads to lower productivity absent a system for accountability. If the prospect of tackling the legacy problem is daunting, consider another finance-inspired concept: zero-based budgeting.

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