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IBM Acquires Platform Computing. Whatever.

Posted by on Dec 8, 2011 in Accelerate Through Opportunities, Big Ideas, Branding, Breakout, Change, Cloud Computing, Creating Value, Decisions, Driving Transformation, Growth, Innovation, Speed Matters, Success, Uncertainty | 0 comments

IBM Acquires Platform Computing. Whatever.

By Thomas Butta, NY Business Strategies Examiner Writers Note: This post is about what’s possible for those of you facing an opportunity to accelerate your organization to a higher level of value. It showcases a company that had the courage to challenge the status quo and heavy-duty competition. The story is longer than normal, but it’s a compelling case study that needs room to unfold. Did you catch the news of IBM’s latest software acquisition a few weeks ago? Business as usual for Big Blue? Certainly. But, who and what is Platform Computing? Click here to find out. We had the same...

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Data is the new .com

Posted by on Nov 4, 2011 in Growth, Higher Value, Innovation, Sense of Urgency, Speed Matters, Strategic Marketing, Success, Technology, Time, Velocity | 0 comments

Data is the new .com

Activation and action are key. By Roger Ehrenberg Roger Ehrenberg is the founder and Managing Partner of IA Ventures. Throughout my business career, I’ve observed that people love to label current fashions. “Web 2.0,” “Cloud” and “Social” are three which are currently in vogue. In my lifetime likely none was bigger than “.com,” describing a business and its recognition of the importance of the Internet. Remember when long-established businesses would change their names by adding a .com extension, only to receive a salutary stock market reaction? This was an equity market...

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Tomorrow

Posted by on Oct 25, 2011 in Awareness, Certainty, Perspective, Speed Matters, Strategic Marketing, Success | 0 comments

Tomorrow

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. How many times have we heard that refrain? How many times have we ignored it? How many times have we believed that nothing will change because of another day? If you want (or need) to do something then why not get on with it?  Whether it’s energizing your company, reshaping how you do things, or simply making contact with someone you’ve been thinking about, why is it so hard to act with urgency? Certainly inertia has something to do with it. Inertia, after all, is a force more powerful than momentum. Inertia is the weight that keeps us...

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Making Transformation Happen – Part 2

Posted by on Oct 14, 2011 in Big Ideas, Branding, Certainty, Innovation, Performance, Small Business, Speed Matters, Strategic Marketing, Success | 0 comments

Organizing for Success Third, given the importance of transformation should organizations consider making transformation a business function? I would argue, yes. Organizing for success is key. Where can we find the best candidate to lead the transformation effort? The Office of the CEO would seem to be a natural candidate, but it’s not my choice. While the Office of the CEO sets company vision and strategy it does not have the time or operational bandwidth to physically drive the transformation agenda day in and day out. Who then? Who is best equipped to lead the cross-functional,...

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Making Transformation Happen – Part 1

Posted by on Oct 12, 2011 in Branding, Innovation, Leadership, Success | 0 comments

Making Transformation Happen – Part 1

If transformation is the lifeline for businesses desperately in need of leaping beyond their current state to a place of higher value why do so few organizations achieve sustainable transformation? Why is transformation so challenging. Let’s take a look at what usually happens. Transformation efforts are commonly dominated by the planning and setting strategy. As you have surely witnessed anything having to do with strategy is a natural magnet for opinions, points of view, and involvement. That’s all well and good. Strategy requires input from a range of internal and external voices –...

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