Leadership Style Match-Up: GE Alums

Bloomberg article contrasts CEO leadership styles - pitting the macho military style of Nardelli versus the more personable, relationship-building style of Immelt. ...

... Jack Welch on Immelt: "he said Immelt has stuff, he has real stuff. " ...

Bloomberg.com: Read

IT Innovation: Balancing Act

The debate on IT innovation continues... Latest insights from SAP research leader are particularly interesting. I agree with the concept of thinking enterprise, but allowing investment in interim or temporary solutions to either reap quick value or offer time for the solution to flourish / die on its own. ...

... "The smart innovators realize there's nothing wrong with transient systems or investments that let you constantly add value in small increments." ...

Via techWeb: IT Innovation ...

PPM Solution Roundup

Projects@Work has a new article outlining the current offerings in the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) market.

While it raises some good points (e.g. the need to beware of a consolidating market, and to determine the big players' dedication to the PPM space) and provides some good summary descriptions of each product's target market, it stops short of recommending one solution over the other.

Regardless, it's a good summary of the current major offerings on the market, for those analyzing potential PPM solutions.

http://www.projectsatwork.com/content/Articles/234511.cfm

Turn Information in Knowledge: Solve the Mystery

Excellent article by Malcolm Gladwell on our role in the Enron scandal ...

... "Mysteries, though, are a lot murkier: sometimes the information we've been given is inadequate, and sometimes we aren't very smart about making sense of what we’ve been given ... " ...

Via The New Yorker: Read Malcolm Gladwell on Enron

Innovation: Books by Phone

Nokia set to launch new form of audio book for mobile phones ...

... "The card can be slotted into a mobile phone, dispensing with the need to carry up to six CDs for an audio version of a book. " ...

Via UK Times by way of Smart Mobs: Library on Phone ...

MindMap Project Integration

Joseph Steig points out integration between MindManager and FastTrack ...

... "So GANTT charts can become mindmaps and visa versa." ...

Via Half Full: Link

IT Innovation: Optimistic?

I'm optimistic about the ability of information technologists to transform the capabilities of business. McKinsey discusses how differnetiation is needed to remain competitive. Techniques that balance scale and speed involve segmenting the approach to governance. ...

... "But this time around, IT is increasingly redefining fundamental business models - not just single processes - in ways not even imagined a decade or two ago. " ...

Via TechWeb: McKinsey on IT Innovation