by Mary Patry | May 13, 2020 | IT People, Leadership
It is no secret that many industries and market’s bottom line profits are being walloped by the COVID-19 impacts. The impact is real. You have been asked to cut a substantial portion of the IT budget and fast. Your challenge is to deliver the reductions needed while...
by Mary Patry | Apr 29, 2020 | IT People, Leadership
IT Executives share a lot in common with the best athletes. They play on a team that is always working hard to gain success after success. They’re motivated by the need to improve and broaden their skills and play more consistently. At the same time, they face...
by Martha Hein | Apr 15, 2020 | Change, IT People
Our publishing schedule called for discussing IT’s role in supporting Merger and Acquisitions. We seriously questioned the applicability of this topic at this time with IT at the forefront of helping organizations keep afloat, and people stay connected. Never have I...
by Mary Patry | Jan 29, 2020 | CIO, IT People, Leadership, Management, Strategy
Effective IT management is not necessarily about spending less – or more; it’s about allocating dollars, resources, and talent wisely and monitoring for benefits realization on many fronts. Surprisingly, many IT organizations do not harvest the data nor have...
by Mary Patry | Jan 15, 2020 | IT People, Leadership
A few years ago, I observed a new IT executive snap at his lead technical architect about what did not seem to be a major transgression. Later in the day, I witnessed an even more aggressive and public criticism of a project manager during a quarterly program review....
by Mary Patry | Nov 12, 2019 | IT People, Leadership
Leaders do what they say they will do and expect the same from others. One of my mentors used to say, “You expect what you inspect.” Great leaders follow up and follow through. Great leaders test their communication effectiveness. Testing your communication...
Recent Comments