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Behavioral Assessments; HBR’s 10 Most Common Failures of Bad Leaders

Introspection leads to growth. Scientifically validated behavioral assessments are key to effective introspection. I recently completed the Predictive Index® [PI] survey, an assessment tool that provides insight into the natural workplace behaviors. I have to agree with the statement, “it appears to be a simple adjective checklist, however the results are uncannily accurate.” Let the introspection [...] No related posts.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s Healthcare Innovation

On April 30th, a cool, rainy spring afternoon, I had the opportunity to visit the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus [BNMC]. The tour, arranged by Buffalo Niagara 360, was intended to expose business executives and professionals to the medical innovation taking place in the Buffalo/Niagara region. The event participants gathered in Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s [RPCI] [...] No related posts.

Social Computing in the Enterprise: Social Software Considerations

On Monday, May 4, the Buffalo Technology Community held the third BarCamp unconference. This BarCampBuffalo had a theme: Social Media (aka Social Computing, Social Networking). This was a great opportunity to discuss the topic which has been on my mind: Social Computing in the Enterprise. Though we wouldn’t think twice about it, social computing has been [...] No related posts.

Aneesh Chopra Named Federal CTO

After high expectations, much anticipation and speculation, on April 18, 2009, President Obama named Aneesh Paul Chopra the first-ever Federal Chief Technology Officer. I’m sure many of us are thinking, “Déjà vu? Didn’t President Obama already appoint an IT chief in March?” Yes, Vivek Kundra is the nation’s CIO whereas Aneesh Chorpa will serve as [...] No related posts.

Google Apps Achilles’ Heel – ‘on behalf of’ messaging

Google has a brilliant, Cloud-based answer to Microsoft: Google Apps Standard Edition. The solution includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google Docs (documents, spreadsheets and presentations), Google Sites--all using your own domain name--for FREE. Yes, for businesses or groups of up to 50 users, the advertising-supported Google Apps Standard Edition is free. Here's what Google got right: - Significantly reduced the cost of messaging/collaboration for small businesses - Designed an easy-to-manage, functional, intuitive interface - Generously allocated storage--7GB/user! - Provided secure, encrypted access using SSL - Tightly integrated the Apps Suite, including Mail, Calendar, Docs, Sites, and browser-based Chat 'Google Messaging' is simply Gmail branded @your-company.com. It is robust, feature-rich, and fast, including great features such as "plus addressing". Email aliases, or 'Nicknames' as Google refers to them, are a key component for most business email systems... No related posts.

Leadership & The Workplace: What Do We Expect?

On March 31, I attended the second BarCampBuffalo. Like the first-ever event, this event was a success with a very good turnout. This time around, I chose to lead a discussion on Leadership & Management. In one way or another, the topic of workplace leadership/management affects us all, yet we rarely discuss it in an open forum. My objectives for this open discussion were to: - differentiate leadership from management, - highlight characteristics shared by great leaders, - highlight responsibilities of great managers, - allow for an honest organizational- and self-assessment of workplace engagement. The presentation I delivered... No related posts.

Twitter Best Practices by Gartner

Gartner, an IT research and advisory firm, released new research predicting that "by 2011, enterprise microblogging will be a standard feature of 80 percent of social software platforms". No related posts.

Vivek Kundra’s Federal IT Revolution

On March 5th, 2009, President Obama named Vivek Kundra the first-ever Federal Chief Information Officer. Vivek has built a reputation for challenging the status quo, championing transparency and accountablity in government, and leveraging cloud computing to lower the cost of government. Vivek Kundra is an innovator and game changer. He’s set to embark on a “technology revolution,” with the federal government in the lead. As America’s first-ever federal CIO, Vivek Kundra is charged with overseeing a $71 billion information technology budget and ensuring IT interoperability between government departments. No related posts.

‘Interaction Assurance’: Options for Strong Authentication in World 2.0?

On March 3, 2009, Buffalo held its first-ever BarCamp--appropriately called BarCampBuffalo. :-D I saw this as a great opportunity to have the Buffalo Technology Community come together and learn from one another. I chose to lead a discussion on 'Interaction Assurance'. As we increase our online presence, we want to interact knowing our communications are secure, unaltered, and trustworthy. As I don't have a great answer for this pain point, I wanted to learn... No related posts.