Author: Gail La Grouw
The Serious Business of People
It is always mindful to remember that we must balance the powerful outputs of business intelligence technology, with the collective wisdom inherent in those minds which convert BI insight into decisions. The machine we use for thinking, our brain, networks with other brains in a kind of collective consciousness – […]
Cloud & BI – Together Driving Intelligent Leadership
In a world that is complex, globally interdependent and massively interconnected, business strategies are becoming increasingly accepted as having a shorter time focuses and being adaptable within that period. Thus, strategic decisions must be based on real time evidence-based insight and collaborative expertise. Traditional command and control leadership models are […]
Aligning KPI, Business Rules and Decisions
Many businesses struggle with identifying their key performance indicators, from just performance indicators, and then reducing the number of KPI to those 3-4 that should be the primary focus at a particular time. They also fail to add one critical component to their KPI schedule that makes the difference as […]
Leadership Judgement vs. Rational Decision Making
Making judgement calls is an everyday activity for most leaders. But often, decisions are too complex to rely on gut feel or instinct. They require sufficient information to drive more logic based decisions. We start making judgement decisions from the day we are born, taking in all the environmental, comfort […]
The Role of Change Networks
The world is fast becoming densely connected, introducing both new promise and new peril. With data flowing openly across most international borders, consumers have become creators, and new innovation, risks and news cascade through the system immune to local politics. For organizations to prevent innovation turning from promise to peril, […]
Performance, Innovation and Complexity
When looking at performance we need to consider the role of innovation and complexity in business. Innovation is no longer solely focused in traditional products and services, but in business processes, business models and management models. Innovation in these areas are far more sustainable and competitive that innovation in products […]
Do You Need a Chief Performance Officer [CPO]?
You are no doubt aware of Obamas appointment of a CPO. It has raised an interesting discussion on Harvard Business Review Online as to whether this role is essential or whether it falls under the role of COO or CEO. Check out the article and comments and let me know your […]
When Facts Don’t Help Your Business
In a recent post by Seth Godin ‘Facts Always Win, Right?‘ he raises the challenge of when relying on facts gain be at the peril of your business. As a great advocate of making business decisions based on facts, rather than subjectively filtered personal emotions, I certainly support that different […]
Research Backs Up Current Views Over Cloud Computing
One of the major constraints of business intelligence implementation is the processing capability of the enterprise infrastructure. Cloud computing offers a feasible solution to this issue – but it doesn’t come without a number of obstacles. A recent report published by Berkeley Research Report on Cloud Computing outlines their views […]
vSphere – Changing the Face of IT
The role of IT managers is changing. Changing from selecting boxes and pipes that run the business transactions and communications to selecting and negotiating IT service contracts, managing SLA’s and seeking out new technologies to boost business performance. Today, 75% of IT budgets are spent on keeping the lights on. […]