
Driving Heroes out of the Workplace
We’ve all been there. Someone in your team’s getting the “Hero of the Month” award for resolving a Priority 1...
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The Art of the CFO Relationship
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article stating that in today’s business it’s the data, not the money, that...
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Yet Another Shiny Toy?!
Have you heard of DARQ? No? Well, I’m not surprised. I hadn’t heard of it either, until just recently. I've...
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The CIO’s journey | Part 1
CIOs have the power to shape the future of a business. If only they’d recognise it. Consider this: I’m old enough...
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The CIO’s journey | Part 2
CIOs: You are a CEO’s competitive advantage In my previous article, I talked about how CIOs are now the CEO’s main...
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Talking the Lingo
Analogies: they’re everywhere and I use them frequently when having discussions with my CEOs rather than try and explain the...
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Sweat the Small Stuff
Way back when Rudy Giuliani was the Mayor of New York in the 90s, he applied what was called the...
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The Art of Managing the Unexpected
When a CIO starts the week, we generally have a plan for the week very much like every other member...
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The Joy and Pain of Being Right
A few years ago now, I was responsible for the implementation of a rather large data-centre. I had my network...
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