leadership

T’working Flexibly

I’m sure there were a lot of flexible working requests flooding in on Wednesday morning from…
Chief Teflon Officer

Those of you bored enough to read the weekly stream of vitriol consciousness that constitutes my…
Make an Eff-ing Difference: A Cheat’s Guide to Effectiveness & Efficiency

The Tempest I was trying to think of good examples to talk about for Efficiency and…
Be a Cracking Post-COVID Chief

One of the unexpected but illuminating consequences of spending the last nine months OoO and/or WFH…
The Productivity Paradox

One of the main reasons for throwing loadsa money at IT is to get Productivity Improvement Gains (PIGs). Unfortunately, most…
The CIO as Salesperson

In most IT shops, dealings with sales execs are normally seen as a necessary evil that stand between…
The Art of Saying No

Many of us have experienced that sinking feeling when our boss or manager has asked us…
Lions Led by Donkeys

I’m sure you are all fed up with the war analogies being bandied around about fighting…
Do You Want Governance with That?

One of the most overused and irritating terms being bandied around by consultants and middle management…
2020 IT Vision

As you dimly remember your ABC (Age Before Coronavirus), one of the many things that may…