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The Changing Role of the CIO: New Skills Needed

July 25, 2009

Keeping with the them of the latest feature article “What Technology Professionals Can Learn from History” INSEAD has a great post, video, and articles around the change role of the CIO and the necessary leadership skills needed. You can check the post and a wealth of other information here.

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What Technology Professionals Can Learn From History

July 24, 2009

Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
– George Santayana
I have heard that quote numerous times throughout my life and I must say that I have generally listened to the advice. There is nothing wrong on occasion with dusting off “Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire” to assist in falling [...]

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Half-life of Technology Knowledge

July 16, 2009

Throughout my career I have become a broken record around the following quote:
The half-life of knowledge in technology is 6 months. Half of what I know sitting here right now will be obsolete in 6 months, that is the speed at which technology moves and why you can never stop learning.
I’m sure there are [...]

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Why Technology Education is Failing the Millennial Generation

July 9, 2009

So the topic of this post first started during my morning cup of coffee while wading through my Google Alerts on relevant topics, and continued a few days later with a lunch conversation with a former co-worker and friend.  The first link that caught my interest was an article from a web site in Zimbabwe [...]