by Lisa Jasper | Nov 30, 2016 | CIO Concerns, Culture, Lisa's Blogs, Product Management, Strategy
The list on the left describes the IT organization of the past, or at least what most organizations strived to be. Less than a decade ago, these were the words woven into IT visions everywhere. The list on the right describes what most IT organizations are striving to... 
by Sean Butler | Aug 22, 2016 | CIO Concerns, Culture, Process Improvement, Project Management, Sean's Blogs
Leaders face a whole host of issues when trying to implement new projects in their organizations, but one of the most pervasive and difficult issues to address is the infamous “sacred cow.” Without rounding up these bellicose bovine, improvement efforts are doomed to... 
by Lisa Jasper | Mar 19, 2016 | Communication, Culture, Lisa's Blogs, Organization
Years ago, when I was in graduate school, I took a two-day elective class on improvisational comedy. Why, I don’t know exactly, but I think someone told me it was fun. As it turned out, it was very fun and also incredibly valuable. The week after I took the class, I... 
by Lisa Jasper | May 4, 2015 | Culture, Lisa's Blogs, Thought in Services
As someone who has followed Verne Harnish’s newsletter for years it was very exciting to be included in one of them. After talking with Thought Ensemble CEO and co-founder Jim Smelley, Verne wrote a piece about our internal Thought meetings in his weekly... 
by Lisa Jasper | Apr 15, 2015 | Culture, Lisa's Blogs, Productivity
I’ve known for a long time that if I need to work through a tough challenge, taking a walk is one of the best ways for me to clear my head and get inspired. It came as no surprise when Stanford did some research last year that supported my personal experience. In... 
by Jonathan Goldstein | Mar 17, 2015 | CIO Concerns, Consulting, Culture, Innovation, Process Improvement
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to...