Monthly Archives: March 2014

Those who know me well know how much I care for my dogs . For all intents and purposes – Boss, Hobo and Ollie are treated as our kids by my wife and I . And today morning all three of them disappeared – on my watch ! My dogs have a tendency to lockContinue reading “THANKYOU !”

As I picked up my phone today morning , the first thing I saw online was this http://global12.sap.com/news-reader/index.epx?category=ALL&articleID=22589&searchmode=C&page=1&pageSize=10 I think it is a pretty good move for SAP. Here are my initial thoughts Managing Contingent Workers – and the vendors that represent them – is a big pain for every client I have had inContinue reading “SAP to acquire Fieldglass – Integration is key!”

It is the last week of my sabbatical – and I am ready for work . Having never had a month off work since graduating from B school – I can say without a doubt that it was the best decision I could have made. No work email , no conference calls at ungodly hoursContinue reading “Are we there yet ? Can’t wait to start my new adventure”

No – it is not more difficult or more risky compared to what past CIOs had to do . Every time I see articles and tweets that seem to indicate otherwise , I cringe . Dealing with business problems has always been on CIO agenda – it is not something that came up yesterday .Continue reading “Are CIO jobs more difficult today ?”

Everyone likes their leaders to take fast decisions and then stick by the decision in the face of diversity . They like leaders to be proactive and everyone else to be reactionary. Guess what – that is also how three year olds generally work ! But you don’t want your leaders to behave like aContinue reading “The execution challenge – are you a leader or a 3 year old ?”