A Few Summer Quotes

Today I though it appropriate to add a few random quotes for everyone’s enjoyment Friends and good manners will carry you where money won’t go. – Margaret Walker Concern yourself with not what is right and what is wrong, but with what is important. — Unknown “Do-so” is more important than “say-so.” – Pete Seeger [...]

August 22nd, 2011 by Peter B. Giblett 

The CIO Must Think Strategicly, not Tactically

One of the challenges over the course of development of Information Technology departments has been the way that the group responds to change. Traditionally change is driven by tactical needs, and not planned around a corporate strategy. This is not simply a matter of the Technology teams becoming more business savvy. This is only a [...]

August 3rd, 2011 by Peter B. Giblett 

Management, Leadership and the Art of Delegation

Much of this article was originally published on bizcovering.com and is part of a series of articles about leadership and management, with an intention of advising the new manager – the problem solver that has recently been promoted. This is advice based on personal experience over many years in a leadership position. Learning to delegate [...]

April 12th, 2011 by Peter B. Giblett 

Letting go of the Details – Part of the Management Challenge

Some of the thoughts that I have been having recently are looking back to some of the challenges I faced many years ago when I became a new manager. As with many people I had always thought myself as an expert, a problem solver, perhaps one of the best in my particular field (even if [...]

March 8th, 2011 by Peter B. Giblett 

Personal Goals and What we Can Do to Encourage them.

Much of what is written about leadership today concentrates on what the leader can do to empower a team to achieve success. Yet a part of that success is about addressing the personal needs and desires of each member of the team. Those personal needs may include non-work goals, for example Alex is attending baking [...]

June 29th, 2010 by Peter B. Giblett 

Business Change & Decision Making: Who Should Lead?

“If driven by IT, the decision is more focused on operational and architectural considerations than business requirements.” This is a comment that seems to have been doing the rounds recently in one form or another. Lets examine more closely to see who should be responsible for project decision making. Actually the information technology department must [...]

May 19th, 2010 by Peter B. Giblett 

So You Wish to be a Future CIO! What Skills are Essential?

Many a CIO will have started their career being passionate about one or another aspect of computer technology. That may be business analysis, programming, quality assurance, project management, building networks, architecture, or a focus on hardware. Generally speaking IT is passionate about change. At the start of your career you learn how essential it is [...]

February 18th, 2010 by Peter B. Giblett 

80% of Business Leaders make Critical Decisions without Full Information

Today we have more information at our fingertips than we have ever had before, yet informed decisions are not always made, when they should be. Every critical decision made in business should always be made on the basis of information, statistics and analysis. Although this is a staggering statistic, it has been stated before that [...]

January 29th, 2010 by Peter B. Giblett 

Do Corporations have to think about International Law/Treaties?

Google recently announced that it will no longer censor search results on its Chinese site. The sad aspect about this affair is largely the fact that that Google has been prepared to limit freedom of speech for some of its users. China has signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and therefore has a duty [...]

January 14th, 2010 by Peter B. Giblett 

Virtual Teams, Project Slippage & The ‘Fear Factor’

One of the biggest challenges in managing remote, or viurtual projects, has always been one of communication and collaboration. From the management perspective it is not possible to simply walk down the corridor and see the fear in people’s eyes: not fear of physical harm, but the fear that you are going to ask them [...]

December 30th, 2009 by Peter B. Giblett 

“End of Year Rush” Business Planning Alleviates the Need.

About a year ago in an article on IT Toolbox I asked whether the “End of Year Rush” was really necessary. I concluded that “Change the business culture – from one of ad-hoc, last-minute requests to proper planning of the work is essential”. One year on and this question continues to have relevance with some [...]

December 11th, 2009 by Peter B. Giblett 

Speaking: It is Our Opening Words that Count.

When we look at the skills we are born with and the ones that we learn during our youth we find that, at least in professional fields we spend more of our time communicating through the written word than we do through talking. Yet talking is perhaps our earliest skill, yet many live in fear [...]

November 12th, 2009 by Peter B. Giblett 
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