Tag Archives: management
The Wrong Ways to Manage Cyber Security
So, you’re finally convinced that this “cyber security thing” is not going away. Now what? Well, there are many ways to go about this: On the one hand, you can take ownership of the problem and address this clear and present danger to your business, or, on the other hand, you can “lie” to yourself, […]
10 questions you should be asking about IT
I have to admit that I don’t often get excited about IT articles. But, the recent article titled “The do-or-die questions boards should ask about technology” by Paul WIlmott, a director in McKinsey’s London office, had me at “Hello!” Now, granted, part of why I got so excited is because what Mr. Willmott writes is […]
Integrating IT
There is change in the air, and it’s not just spring time allergies. Clients, prospects, and colleagues are all talking about technology again. I have a theory about what is going on. Post Nicholas Karr’s famous diatribe, “Does IT Matter?” (Answer: Not really) executives across the spectrum of company size relegated IT to “plumbing” and […]
Aftershock
Today is Day One Thursday, November 1, 2012, a commentator on TV announced that “Today is Day One.” Our city and our region, grappling with the worse disaster in memory, are inching forward. Everyone is doing their part, government, businesses, NGOs, and individuals. Here at tmg-emedia, we have been very lucky. Our office on 42nd […]
“Remember: Not all business is good business.”
With that, he shook my hand and walked out of my office. It was the first real piece of advice I received when I decided to start my own consulting firm, given to me twenty-four years ago in my office on the 52nd floor of the Pan Am building. I remember it like it was […]
The joy of being ignorant!
On March 12, Mr. Caleb Garling posted on WIRED an article titled “Study Says Most IT Guys Are Ignorant” followed by the opening line: “Why can’t the IT guy fix your latest problem? Odds are he’s ignorant.” All this, according to Mr. Garling, based on CompTIA’s report of over 500 U.S. business and IT Managers. […]
Can You Hear Me Now?
Nope! Not a word! As my colleague Marla used to say: “Crickets!” That’s what we got from Verizon when on December 6th their 4G service went out. As of this writing, December 7th, it is still out. Possibly nation-wide. Possibly across all 4G devices. With no “fall-back” to 3G or Any-G! Thousands, perhaps millions, of […]
