by Mark P. McDonald | May 16, 2013 | 3 Comments
This all started back in January 2009 and 718 posts latter with more than 3,700 comments it is time to conclude this blog. During the past four years, the blog has sought to present and share ideas about technology in the enterprise, the role of the CIO and the changing nature of IT leadership. During [...]
Category: Personal Observation Tags: personal musing, Personal Observation
by Mark P. McDonald | April 22, 2013 | 2 Comments
There is much to talk about in last week’s news of the Free Fall in PC sales, IBM’s results and potential sale of its server business. Coupled with prior misses at Oracle, Dell’s dilemma and HP, it is easy to describe these events as evidence of a fundamental and tectonic shift in technology. (Link to [...]
Category: Management Personal Observation Signs of weak management Tags: Personal Observation, sales, Signs of weak management
by Mark P. McDonald | April 19, 2013 | Submit a Comment
The intentional use of older, often obsolete cultural artifacts may be regarded as anachronistic according to Wikipedia. What are you going to do with those ducks? By Seth Godin is just that. A more than three-inch thick compendium of Godin’s blog posts seems like a duck out of water in a digital world. But it [...]
Category: Book Review Personal Observation Tags: Book Review, personal musing, Personal Observation
by Mark P. McDonald | April 16, 2013 | 2 Comments
That was the thought running through my head this morning. The more I look around, the more I see what was a diversity of opinion, ideas, backgrounds, ethnicities, religion etc. become division and destruction. Diversity has become division in so many areas, social, lifestyle, politics based on class warfare, geo political conflicts, religions wars, economic [...]
Category: Personal Observation Tags: personal musing, Personal Observation
by Mark P. McDonald | February 18, 2013 | Submit a Comment
It is President’s Day in the U.S. a public holiday recognizing the 44 leaders of the United States. Who is the greatest President? How do the President’s stack up? How do they rank against each other? Responding to these questions is the work of academics and political pundits. I asked this question back in 2009 [...]
Category: Personal Observation Tags: personal musing, Personal Observation
by Mark P. McDonald | January 21, 2013 | Submit a Comment
In the United States we have a public holiday to honor the life, lessons and leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, perhaps the most significant leader in the U.S. Civil Rights movement. I was a child when Dr. King and others were leading the movement toward greater equality and we are the beneficiary of his [...]
Category: Personal Observation Tags: personal musing, Personal Observation
by Mark P. McDonald | November 21, 2012 | Submit a Comment
Thanksgiving is upon us. It is a uniquely American holiday, in the sense that it remains somewhat exclusive to the U.S.. Other cultures and countries have similar holidays and festivals that are not practiced in the U.S. but the nature of Thanksgiving is part of the nature and culture of being an American. 2012 has [...]
Category: Personal Observation Tags: personal musing, Personal Observation
by Mark P. McDonald | November 19, 2012 | 15 Comments
This blog post is going to get me into trouble, but I think that the issue is worth discussing, so I wince as I hit the publish button, but here goes. Recently I had the opportunity to listen to an Enterprise Architect describe enterprise architecture, its importance and role in an organization. It was an [...]
Category: EA Personal Observation Technology Tools Tags: architecture, CIO Leadership, enterprise, personal musing, Personal Observation, Signs of weak management, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | October 26, 2012 | 4 Comments
I am just back from Gartner’s Symposium in Orlando and from the buzz at the event it has been a valuable experience for all. On Sunday Night I posted a welcome message that outlined some of the challenges, issues and requirements CIOs face in the future. 2012 = 1997 In many ways 2012 is like [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise Digitalization Leadership Strategic planning Tags: 2013 Planning, CIO Leadership, Digital Edge, IT Leadership, Personal Observation, Strategy and Planning, symposium, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | October 16, 2012 | 1 Comment
A significant uptick in dissatisfaction with service providers is one of the trends I have noticed in the last six months. Many CIOs are either actively switching service providers, in the evaluation process of switching or questioning the skills and abilities of their service provider as a significant issue hampering their success. Is there something [...]
Category: 2013 Economy Lean Thinking Management Strategic planning Tags: CIO Leadership, cost cutting, Economic conditions, IT Leadership, Operational Leadership, Outsourcing, personal musing, Personal Observation, Strategy and Planning, symposium
