Supplying The Supply Chain
The supply chain is changing rapidly, often outside of the traditional IT structure. IT needs to get involved, bringing its skills and experience to the table. Digital is transforming…
6 Innovation Tool Kits to Drive Business Growth
This article is based on the book, The Invisible Advantage Promoting a culture of innovation focused on business growth starts with providing practical tools that give anyone the opportunity to…
If You Want To Innovate, Don’t Wait For a Eureka Moment
Much has been made about the difference between innovation and invention. One writer went so far as to argue that Steve Jobs’s development of the iPod wasn’t an innovation because…
Here Are the Top Entrepreneurship Trends for 2017
With this tumultuous year behind us, I’m fixing my mind on what’s to come in 2017. Change is the only constant in life, and with a new administration about to…
5 Business Trends That Will Take Off in 2017
Last year, 2016, is in our rearview mirror, so it’s time to look to the trends in 2017 that will change how we do business: For instance, in my travels…
5 Tips for Dealing With Explosive Growth
Growth is a great thing for businesses, but sometimes it can move too quickly for founders to keep up. This increase can occur unexpectedly when marketing is more effective than…
Transitioning to a DevOps environment? Don’t make these four mistakes
Mistake 2: Ignoring timelines There’s no denying that the traditional waterfall method, where work is more siloed, has an orderliness to it, said James Stanger, senior director of products at…
Build and buy: Key to forming DevOps environment
Buy in order to build up DevOps environment Stanger’s assessment speaks to the nature of DevOps, a decade-old concept in which the software development and operations teams work together on…
5 Crucial Steps for Launching a Business This Year
Establishing your own business can be one of the most exciting parts of your career. Starting your own business offers many opportunities and allows an entrepreneur to choose his or…
Here’s the Crazy Thing Mark Zuckerberg Plans to Do That Every CEO Should
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been known to undertake some interesting New Year’s resolutions. They’ve included only eating meat that he’s killed, learning Mandarin, and building a simple AI system…
How the Best CEOs Incorporate Speed Into Their Business (and How You Are Doing It Wrong)
What tool will you use to create a market, fight off competition, and develop a sustainable high-growth company? Many experts point to your ability to operate faster than everyone else…
Here Are the Hottest SEO Trends You Can Expect to See in 2017
It’s important to find out which emerging trends are likely to give you success in 2017. Then, you can use those strategies to rank, bank, and beat your competitors. Here’s…
Moore’s Law Will Soon End, but Progress Doesn’t Have to
In 1965, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore published a remarkably prescient paper which observed that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit was doubling every two years and predicted that this…
What It Takes to Stay Ahead of the Competition
Bottom Line: For companies, sustaining a consistently high level of performance requires unique capabilities that may differ sharply from the strategies they used to succeed in the first place. Leading…
The Battle Over Analytics: Who Should Lead The Charge?
The IT organization has to carve out its role in a company’s analytics strategy. What works? Either of two approaches. Analyst: It’s a common title in enterprises today, spanning functional…
Achieving Your New Year’s Innovation Resolutions
The annual cycle of introspection and planning is upon us. But only 8% of us will actually achieve our New Year resolutions and the organizations we work for will…
50 Quotes to Spark a Culture of Innovation in 2017
An inspiring quote is a great tool for changing a mindset. I made a personal collection of 50 outstanding quotes on change and innovation. Use them to inspire others…
The End of Conventional Industry Sectors
These days, few people expect to work for a single company throughout their career. But what about the expectation that companies will remain in one industry forever? Is that, too,…
6 Mistakes People Make When They Go From Idea to Reality
six things you must actively not do when turning your ideas into reality. 1. Not Be Passionate With Your Pursuit The pursuit of excellence requires you to unleash your passion. When you…
Three Trends That Are Modernizing Enterprise Software
Ten years ago, you could drop a call while driving through certain parts of town in places that were called Dead Zones. Of course in rural areas cell reception can…