Business Transformation Requires Transformational Leaders
Leadership and teaming skills are front and center in times of rapid change. Meet today’s constant disruption head on with expert guidance in leadership, business strategy, transformation, and innovation. Whether the disruption du jour is a digitally-driven upending of traditional business models, the pandemic-driven end to business as usual, or the change-driven challenge of staffing that meets your transformation plans — you’ll be prepared with cutting edge techniques and expert knowledge that enable strategic leadership.
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I remember the phone call well. My boss asked for a 13% reduction in budget quickly. A bit numb, my first reaction was to object, but the tone in his voice suggested that I shouldn't. I had to let a day pass to get over the emotional reaction and then I got to work. How can I cut costs without making my future a living hell?
While conducting the IT due diligence to support one company acquisition, it became obvious that the company we were trying to purchase reduced expenses considerably by pirating software. In other words, the company purchased one set of software and simply copied it illegally to other employees as needed.
In this Executive Update, the last in a series of three about outsourcing, I lay out the steps to follow to reshape IT management in an outsourcing operation: assess current conditions, determine the level of satisfaction, set up objectives, and then start with adjustments.
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Want Innovation? Offshore It
A funny thing is happening along the path of innovation for some companies. They are discovering their product development strategy is seriously endangered by a shortage of qualified technical staff. So they have responded with an obvious solution: offshoring it.
