49 The Danger of Success: CEO Syndrome
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APRIL 4, 2021
The biggest danger facing an accomplished CEO isn’t another lockdown, competition or technological obsolescence.
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Information Technology's Dangerous Trend in Africa
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 5, 2012
For the past few decades, emerging technologies such as biotechnology, microelectronics, information technology and communications technologies have become central to the socioeconomic development of nations. These technologies improve productivity and facilitate better living standards when they penetrate into societies. With its ease of adoption, this interdependence has scaled rapidly, unlike any other technology in modern history.
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CEOs: Difficult customers can improve your business
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MARCH 17, 2021
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How to Choose a Reliable Partner for Offshoring
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FEBRUARY 26, 2021
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Employers Checking Social Media
Career Advancement
APRIL 1, 2019
If you’re setting up a separate professional account, give the public full access to your information to encourage them to “friend” or “follow” you. Information Technology Job Search Perception Q&A with Joel“There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.”. Brian Koslow~. Nasir asks: I’ve heard that employers are checking social media more and more, to find out how professional their people really are.
Unplug from Technology!
Career Advancement
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Technology is a good servant but a bad master.”. If, like Vincent, you’re staying too connected, consider these tips for unplugging from technology after work or even during the workday. Try taking mini breaks from technology during work. Maybe you can’t leave behind technology, but unplugging mentally from email and your phone while researching an idea or writing a proposal will improve your focus. Information Technology Real Leaders, Real Stories Work-Life Balance
Benefits of Help Desk for Your Business
Strategy Driven
MAY 4, 2020
In this technological era, most daily work functions depend on an internet connection and electronic appliances. This information offers crucial insight into any holes within your company’s IT infrastructure.
StrategyDriven Welcomes Ruth Todd, PhD
Strategy Driven
JUNE 2, 2015
A highly experienced nuclear power consultant, Ruth leads StrategyDriven's information technology and cyber security services. "We Her extensive knowledge and experience in information technology and cyber security adds a critical dimension to our advisory services practice and brings tremendous value to our clients.". Announcements cyber security information technology nuclear power consultant Ruth Todd strategydriven
IT Overinvesting – Is it Better to be Safe than Sorry?
Women on Business
AUGUST 7, 2011
While I haven’t read the book, an article on Reuters suggests that the book Aligning Technology with Strategy by Harvard Business Review advises companies evaluate their IT costs to prevent overinvesting. An article written in 2003 regarding security and technology is not going to be relevant in 2011. It’s technology. As consumers, we trust that when we provide a company with our personal or financial information that it will be secure.
How Bad Leadership Helped Launch Intel, the Silicon Valley and Venture Capital
Modern Servant Leader
JULY 10, 2012
Yet, were it not for the bad leadership of Shockley, Bell Labs and Fairchild Semiconductor, one wonders if we’d ever have had Intel, the semiconductor as we know it today or even the information technology revolution? Servant Leadership Bad Leadership Bell Labs Fairchild Semiconductor Information Technology Intel Semiconductor Silicon Valley Traitorous Eight William ShockleyWe spend a lot of time here at MSL covering great leadership – servant leadership.
Was the State of the Public Cloud Being Used Effectively by IT Managers in 2020?
Strategy Driven
JANUARY 27, 2021
Cloud-native technology has shaped business operations remarkably in the past decade. The survey took place at the start of 2020 to investigate the applications of could-native technology. Risk Management business management information technology public cloud strategydriven
Grassroots Leadership Evolving
Coaching Tip
DECEMBER 20, 2011
Friedman wrote about the great unraveling of traditional leadership across the globe: The main driver, I believe, is the merger of globalization and the Information Technology revolution. Books democratization dov seidman global movement globalization grassroots leadership how information technology revolution thomas friedmanIn the December 18, 2011 edition of the New York Times , Thomas L.
Things To Ask Your IT Support Provider Before Signing
Strategy Driven
APRIL 3, 2017
Entrepreneurship business management entrepreneurship information technology strategydrivenPhoto courtesy of Pexels. Outsourcing large tasks and functions is fast becoming the thing to do in business because of the success it can offer, and the top of that list is IT support. Of course, this is an utterly logical thing to do because it will take the technical pressures off you and allow you to stay focused on the core operations of your company while saving a buck or two.
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You Need an Algorithm, Not a Data Scientist
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 19, 2014
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More Training Won’t Reduce Your Cyber Risk
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 24, 2017
But all too often organizations’ approach to mitigating that risk — other than taking the wise step of ensuring that they have the state-of-the art technological protection in place — is more training. Most importantly, the training can help leaders be much more effective in overseeing chief information officers (CIOs), and chief information-security officers (CISOs). Know and prioritize your information. Don’t just share information; block it.
The Ways Your Brain Manages Overload, and How to Improve Them
Harvard Business
JUNE 7, 2017
Information overload is everywhere , from non-stop news to rat-a-tat email inboxes. At the receiving end of this deluge of verbiage is the human brain — your brain— metaphorically endowed with a vacuum cleaner that sucks up information; a container for short-term memory; a blender for integrating information; a memory bank for storing long-term information; a garbage disposal for getting rid of information; and a recycling machine extraordinaire.
How Physicians Can Keep Up with the Knowledge Explosion in Medicine
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 19, 2016
But it is simply unrealistic for a doctor — or any human being — to stay abreast of that much information, much less be able to recall accurately the relevant information on demand. While basic technologies such as Google and Pubmed exist that can help automate the search for specific information, they are not sufficient and will prove even less tenable in the future as the advancement in medical science continues to accelerate.
To Survive, Health Care Data Providers Need to Stop Selling Data
Harvard Business
JUNE 14, 2017
End users can take advantage of quantities of newly available information to solve problems in population health, clinical decision support, and patient engagement, among other applications. And for data providers, ubiquitous availability of information and low barriers to entry means that the competitive advantage gained from the data itself can be quickly eroded. Information that would once have been proprietary — and premium-priced — is now widely available, for free.
How Machine Learning Is Helping Us Predict Heart Disease and Diabetes
Harvard Business
MAY 30, 2017
health care system, a new wave of analytics and technology could help dramatically cut costly and unnecessary hospitalizations while improving outcomes for patients. Toward this end, my colleagues and I at Boston University’s Center for Information and Systems Engineering have been striving to bring the power of machine-learning algorithms to this critical problem. Analytics Operations management Information & technology Healthcare Digital Article
Why Are We Still Classifying Companies by Industry?
Harvard Business
AUGUST 18, 2016
They have expanded far beyond the “Information Technology” tag attached to them by GICS. Today, technology is just a standard part of corporate infrastructure, like operations or marketing. And new companies such as LinkedIn, Uber, Pinterest, and Airbnb have sprung up to take advantage of new opportunities — to combine technology with more traditional offerings, and to build open platforms that leverage worldwide networks.
3 Health Care Trends That Don’t Hinge on the ACA
Harvard Business
MAY 25, 2017
Second, technology has become a pervasive element across the health care system, with a major impact on diagnosis, treatment, and communications. There’s a tremendous amount of information and structured data now available to guide treatment, assess outcomes, and measure quality of care. But technology has become rooted firmly in U.S. Information & technology Innovation Technology Government Healthcare Digital ArticleLaura Schneider for HBR.
How the Water Industry Learned to Embrace Data
Harvard Business
MARCH 27, 2017
The water industry is using digital technologies and analytics to derive more value from its physical assets. To help solve this problem, organizations are using digital technologies and data analytics to improve leak detection. Although members of the water industry have found success using digital technologies and analytics, they’ve also faced challenges when trying to transform the roles and mindsets of their employees and their internal- and customer-facing processes.
Robots Will Replace Doctors, Lawyers, and Other Professionals
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 11, 2016
More recently, there has been a shift to systematization, the use of technology to automate and sometimes transform the way that professional work is done — from workflow systems through to AI-based problem-solving. Our inclination is to be sympathetic to this transformative use of technology, not least because today’s professions, as currently organized, are creaking. Information & technology Professional transitions Internet Digital Article
What the Companies on the Right Side of the Digital Business Divide Have in Common
Harvard Business
JANUARY 31, 2017
In just a few years digital technology has connected an ever-growing number of people, sensors, and devices. While some have invested significantly in technology, operational, and cultural changes, others are lagging behind. The best-performing companies stated they have technology budgets on par with digital laggards; the average IT spend as a percentage of revenue was 3.5% The broad deployment of digital technology requires rethinking both business and operating models.
The Promise of Blockchain Is a World Without Middlemen
Harvard Business
MARCH 6, 2017
How Blockchain Works Here are five basic principles underlying the technology. No single party controls the data or the information. Each node stores and forwards information to all other nodes. If the process of using an ATM had been invented today, with the blockchain as a state-of-the-art database technology as an option, we would most likely not need an administrative entity like VISA to manage the process. How technology is transforming transactions.
How the U.S. Army Personalized Its Mental Health Care
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 7, 2016
Today when soldiers check in for appointments, they are provided with a laptop or tablet with individualized log-in information. BHDP requires the use of an additional information system because the electronic health record (EHR) system used by the U.S. The provider cannot change the patient-reported data but can now incorporate that self-reported information when meeting face to face with the patient, to improve treatment planning and progress tracking. The U.S.
Why Leaders Are Still So Hesitant to Invest in New Business Models
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 21, 2016
As technology continues to change and challenge even the most successful incumbent organizations in every industry, the cost of inertia is growing. However, Alignors tend to stick with industry norms, despite their preferences and the rapid advancement in digital technologies. Growth strategy Budgeting Information & technology Digital Article
Complimentary Resource – Data, Data Everywhere: A Special Report on Managing Information
Strategy Driven
DECEMBER 9, 2012
Data, Data Everywhere : A Special Report on Managing Information. Learn how businesses are transforming themselves based on the abundance of data, and benefits found in the various uses of information and the new methods of visualizing data. This special report from The Economist covers the phenomenon of the Data Deluge–everywhere you look, the quantity of information in the world is soaring. by SAP.
Why CIOs Make Great Board Directors
Harvard Business
MARCH 15, 2017
It’s no wonder CIOs are the fastest-growing addition to the boardroom: They can help address a host of issues of crucial importance to boards, including using technologies to create operational efficiencies and competitive advantage; identifying opportunities related to cloud computing, digitization, and data; addressing threats and risks associated with information security; and using their experience and judgment to oversee, question, and provide input on technology budgets.
Why You Shouldn’t Swear at Siri
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 21, 2016
If adaptive bots learn from every meaningful human interaction they have, then mistreatment and abuse become technological toxins. Using bad manners with smart technologies can lead to bad management. Sooner, rather than later, organizations will have to recognize that getting the best out of their smart technologies requires getting the best from themselves. Technology Mobile Information & technology Digital ArticleStop swearing at Siri.
How to Hire with Algorithms
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Information & technology Assessing performance Hiring Talent management Digital ArticleHBR STAFF. Choosing the right person for a job can be challenging. The sheer number of resumes can be overwhelming.
The Pros and Cons of Robot Managers
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Not only is technology capable of rivaling humans on these core management tasks, it is already playing a pivotal role in helping humans to more effectively accomplish these tasks. Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. Although technology can make us angry (particularly when it doesn’t work) it is much harder to fight with it than with humans. Information & technology Leadership Analytics Talent management Digital Article
Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY
Harvard Business
JULY 19, 2017
Building on a relationship that dates back to 2004, Zurich Insurance Group is working with DXC to move from traditional data center outsourcing to a Platform as a Service model, taking advantage of next-generation cloud management technologies to lower operating costs and accelerate development. Read more from DXC Technology: Digital Transformation Is Racing Ahead and No Industry Is Immune. Information & technology Sponsor Content
Companies Should Understand Where Cybercrime Thrives
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 12, 2016
Both Brazil and Russia lose billions of dollars to cybercrime each year, and their home-grown criminals supply Trojans and other types of malware (malicious computer programs), stolen e-mail accounts and passwords, and other private information to criminal clients around the world. Both of these Trojans target system information, online credentials, and banking details. These are also customizable tools that can gather any sort of information the thief wishes.
Breaking Down Data Silos
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 5, 2016
The biggest obstacle to using advanced data analysis isn’t skill base or technology; it’s plain old access to the data. Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. Data Information & technology Analytics Digital ArticlePredictive analytics, data science, artificial intelligence, bots. The waves of advances in the application of data keep on coming.
One Obstacle to Curing Cancer: Patient Data Isn’t Shared
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
The development of targeted therapies and immunotherapies — the two biggest hopes for cancer cures — depend on the existence of large data sets comprising patients’ genetic and clinical information. Today, the clinical and genetic information of cancer patients is held in a variety of places: academic medical centers, community hospitals, disease-specific foundations, pharmaceutical companies, and the government.
Bad Data Costs the U.S. $3 Trillion Per Year
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
No reasonably well-informed external customer would pay more for these steps. Data Information & technology Operations Digital ArticleConsider this figure: $136 billion per year. That’s the research firm IDC’s estimate of the size of the big data market, worldwide, in 2016. This figure should surprise no one with an interest in big data. But here’s another number: $3.1
Cybersecurity Is Every Executive’s Job
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
The best and most effective means for senior executives to guarantee change is to establish a solid working relationship with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Information & technology Risk management Security & privacy Digital ArticleAll companies connected to the internet are vulnerable to cyber attacks. And the potential losses are significant. Retail giant Target, for example, estimated its losses from a 2013 data breach at more than $250 million.
A Tool for Balancing Your Company’s Digital Investments
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Note that whether the technology used is “leading edge” is secondary. They are essentially R&D investments in unproven ways to use digital technologies. They are driven by novel ideas or perhaps a new technology. Today, for example, many banks, insurance companies and law firms are exploring how they might exploit blockchain technologies. Information & technology Financial analysis Financial management Digital Article
How One Clothing Company Blends AI and Human Expertise
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Machine learning algorithms digest all of this eclectic and unstructured information. The company collects as much information about a client as it can, in both structured and unstructured form. Structured data includes surveys with personal information such as body measurements and brand preferences. Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. This human-in-the-loop recommendation system uses multiple information streams to help it improve.
How Predictive AI Will Change Shopping
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple are accelerating consumer expectations and what’s technologically possible, from same-day delivery to machine-powered image recognition. Amazon patented predictive stocking in 2014, and saying that AI, machine learning, and personalization technologies have improved since then is an understatement. Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. Imagine you’re about to leave the house to pick up your kids.
What a Visit to an AI-Enabled Hospital Might Look Like
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. The clerk looks at the patient name and informs you that the patient is allergic and provides you the same three options as before along with a coupon for 15% off on your next visit. Perception starts by providing both obvious and non-obvious observations to provide a baseline of information to help inform recommendations. Prediction informs you of what to expect.
7 Ways to Introduce AI into Your Organization
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 19, 2016
I’m teaching a new course this semester on cognitive technologies (AKA artificial intelligence) to Babson MBAs. Many of them are new to this set of technologies, and seeing the topic through my students’ eyes has made me realize how overwhelming it can be. More complex types of cognitive technology — neural or deep learning networks, natural language processing, and algorithms — can seem like black boxes even to the data scientists who create them.
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