GenAI Will Drive These 3 Emerging Leadership Trends
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3d ago
“The pace of technology change is increasing, and you must reevaluate your digital strategy and priorities. Frequently. You will always be transforming, and your organization must establish transformational practices as essential core competencies.” It’s been just over two years since I finalized the Digital Trailblazer manuscript, my book of stories and 50 ..read more
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5 Practical Technologies Every Ambitious SMB in Industrials Should POC
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1w ago
Manufacturing, construction, and other industrial businesses can leapfrog from technology-lagging organizations to ones driving competitive advantages. A chief challenge is escaping legacy mindsets, especially in small and medium businesses where technology is a commodity component that’s bought once and used well past its depreciation date. &nbsp ..read more
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How Leading Digital Trailblazers are Pragmatic Vision Painters
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3w ago
Digital transformation leaders – people I call Digital Trailblazers – wear many hats, and one that’s come up several times during our Coffee with Digital Trailblazers is the role of vision painter. As a vision painter, we must understand business strategies, learn market needs, capture customer feedback, and identify technology opportunities. Our objectives include ..read more
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3 Ways Construction Businesses Can Modernize With No-Code Dynamic Work Management
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1M ago
Ten years ago, I wrote an article for Engineering News Record on how construction businesses underspend in technology. I referenced Gartner’s survey of technology spending by industry, showing construction dead last, which was the same ranking it held the previous year. Back then, the construction CIOs I collaborated with were moving from 2D CAD ..read more
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Change Management: 10+ Ways to Ease Adoption in Digital Transformation
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1M ago
I invited several experts to my weekly Coffee with Digital Trailblazers to discuss change management, easing adoptions, and minimizing the productivity dip. Participants heard a change management playbook. We used the productivity dip (illustrated below) as a reference model as it’s a useful tool to illustrate desirable versus problematic change ..read more
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3 Important Takeaways for Pioneering CIOs on the State of Agile
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1M ago
CIOs, CTOs, and Digital Trailblazers – we have a problem. While many organizations have adopted agile methodologies, there’s a gap between what leaders expect from these practices and what they deliver. This year’s State of Agile report (the 17th of their annual reports) shows the gap is widening and points to some of the underlying issues for technology ..read more
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24 Ways to Avoid Painful Failures and 3 Success Drivers in Digital Transformation
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2M ago
Every year, a new round of surveys shows that 40-60% of organizations are struggling with digital transformation. One recent survey shows that 51% of respondents have not seen an increase in performance or profitability from digital transformation investments. Other early surveys quote that 70-90% of digital transformation initiatives have underperforming results ..read more
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How to Drive Digital Transformation and Survive as Your Company’s First CIO
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2M ago
I’ve spoken with several CIOs who were the first to hold the role and title at their organizations. It’s a unique experience, so I thought I’d share some thoughts. When a new CIO comes on board, there’s often a mix of excitement and angst among the leadership and staff. Leadership wants to believe that what drove the need to hire a CIO materializes without ..read more
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7+ Must Reads for Digital Trailblazers on Leadership, Innovation, and AI
Social, Agile, and Transformation
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2M ago
This is my fifth year of sharing my top book reads of the previous year, and you can review my previous lists here: 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019. This year’s list includes my usual mix of leadership, emerging technology, and books about growing small businesses. I was in a cerebral mood compared to previous years and missed reading any fiction books ..read more
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How Innovative SaaS CTOs use Gen AI: What Digital Trailblazers Can Learn
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2M ago
I just read about how CIOs are taking it slow regarding generative AI in the enterprise. “The hard thing about this is you don’t have data on people’s level of productivity,” said Sharon Mandell, CIO at Juniper Networks, while  Kathy Kay, executive VP and CIO at Principal Financial Group, created a study group of “a combination of engineers and business people ..read more
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