by James A. Davis | Aug 7, 2014 | Collaboration, Consulting, Culture, Organization, Process Improvement
Recently, I interviewed an international CFO and one thing he mentioned really caught me off guard. I was so dumb founded that I drifted off into “what if” land for a few seconds wondering what it would be like. We were talking about who had... 
by John Justice | Dec 11, 2012 | Agile, Delivery Methods, John's Blogs, Lean, Organization, Process Improvement
I noticed this Techcrunch article about Spotify’s innovation and development processes a few weeks ago, but some of my recent discussions with clients made it even more timely. The article eloquently lays out an interesting approach to “agile” and... 
by Lisa Jasper | Mar 17, 2011 | Organization
Bain wrote a piece recently on how we should refocus talent efforts on an organization’s ability to make decisions. You can read it here, but the short of it is that we should design organizational structure, pick people for positions and evaluate people’s... 
by Lisa Jasper | Apr 30, 2010 | Organization, Strategy
I was taking with one of my friends earlier this week about the placement of the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) in his very large organization. I was initially surprised that she (the CSO) doesn’t report to the CEO, but instead into the COO. But once my friend explained... 
by Lisa Jasper | Feb 12, 2010 | Other
The Economist recently did a special report on social networking. It is thoughtful and comprehensive, but it could have been written a couple of years ago. I love the Economist, but their reports on IT tend to lag the times. As usual, I was a little disappointed....