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Socratic CFO
Bill was never shy to ask questions. As a CFO, he was expected to. But his questions were not superficial, rude, “gotcha” machismo. ...
Feb 2, 20184 min read


Strategy as Tick Box
Sustainable strategy is an oxymoron. So much so that many executives avoid the strategic deliberations altogether. As opportunities for...
Jan 18, 20184 min read


"Judge me by my size, do you?"
Yoda made his way to the big screen again this past holiday season, and his earlier movie quote is a learning reminder: "Judge me by my...
Jan 1, 20184 min read


Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls
When George Bailey told his Dad that he wanted to do “something big and something important” his father answered, “You know, George, I...
Dec 21, 20174 min read


Turn the lights on
Incidents are in the enterprise, and we all own them. We do. Especially at the executive level. We can collaborate or we can assign...
Nov 30, 20173 min read


Of Architects and Ivory Towers
The architect is a people person. Or ought to be. There are many IT professionals who tire of the operational routines, who wish to...
Nov 15, 20174 min read


Dem Bones
Imagining a network architecture as a diagram is pretty easy. Imagining a business workflow is no problem. Architects create blueprints...
Oct 1, 20175 min read


Stewards or Serfs?
Bjorn is the CEO of a 5,000 employee enterprise. After board and executive competitive analyses, Bjorn wanted the company to focus...
Sep 27, 20174 min read


Meandering Meetings: Costly Indictments on the Culture
Years ago an executive was dismissive of a steering committee session. The host of this meeting would arrive on a monthly basis and seek...
Sep 22, 20174 min read


Walking on eggshells, us and Equifax
For the ostensibly mature environments, the casual and rather arrogant outcry is, “Equifax are a bunch of dummies. The CISO was a music...
Sep 15, 20174 min read

