Culturally Relevant Leadership

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CIO Unplugged — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:00:56 GMT

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are mine personally, and are not necessarily representative

re: Culturally Relevant Leadership

Miriam Ferreira — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:22:58 GMT

Hey Ed: Wow! Talk about forward-thinking ideas?! Nice. After reading this blog coupled with my recent visit to THR, I have to confess- I'm totally impressed.

Thank you for sharing, :-)mf

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CIO Unplugged — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:16:53 GMT

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are mine personally, and are not necessarily representative

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Employee 159753 — Mon, 19 May 2008 07:30:07 GMT

There is one thing my father would be able to use at my desk: my stapler. You know when I use it? Almost exclusively when I have to give paper reports, expense sheets, etc to a department or group outside I.S.

In this industry, it feels like we have to have a foot in both worlds - the "papered" and the "paperless" (sounds like a soap opera). As much as we try to lead by example, it seems like we always encounter departments or people proudly clinging onto the remnants of the past whether it be that electric typewriter, HP LaserJet 4200, paper chart, or even mainframe apps (yes, I insulted mainframe, so sue me!).

How we in I.S. respond to them depends on how important they are:

If they're a regular employee, they must adapt or we will make them adapt.

If they're somewhat important then they're asked to do things a different way and we hope for the best (think HR, supply chain, legal)

If they're good doctors or VIPs, then they can pretty much use the abacus or pen and quill, etc and we must adapt and find a way to support their 17th century alongside our 21st.

So, kudos to you for being a true technology champion and leader and for ushering in the new century in I.S.!!! My stapler's days are numbered I hope.

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Andi — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:24:38 GMT

Great article and I totally agree that we must keep up with the times or even try to stay ahead of the curve, and not just in the big corporate world of huge servers and multifunction machines.

I cleaned out my purse and found the following:

1. My trusty non-phone PDA (Palm T/X)

2. Smart Phone (Palm Centro)

3. Voice Recorder/Flash drive

4. 2 MP3 players (yes I have both Mozart AND Moby loaded)

5. small digital camera

6. a small paper planner

I often wonder about why I still carry a paper planner/calendar when I have 2 PDA devices. Sometimes, I just like the feel of paper and pen in my hand as I write. I still buy (and read) paper books. But, as you can see from the contents of my bag - I am "hip" to technology. In fact, my workmates often ask me what new device did I purchase over the weekends.

Is this a desire to keep up with the times or is it just because I am a geek and am a sucker for new technical things which promise to make my life easier? What ever the case... I am happily clutter free from most paper and have a clean desk.