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For sure, the dashboard is clearly in the very early stages of development and a lot of the data remains to be populated/ developed – but it is more than just a stake in the ground, it is a benchmark for the future. Quite simply this is the global yardstick by which we can measure the transparency of Government IT spending. Picture credit: onlinewoman There is a danger that a poorly planned migration to so-called cloud computing will simply see organizations jump from one set of information silos into another. My favourite blood sport in recent years was to invite a well-known pioneering purveyor of hosted data services (the company name escapes me but it might rhyme with
Readers of this book get a no-holds barred perspective of Marshall’s magic – and an intriguing insight into the inner workings of the Redmond giant. Anecdotes from within the fortress walls are always interesting but the big payoff from BurningThe Ships is a real learning opportunity for those people and organizations who want to share in the largely untapped value of their intellectual property assets. This book is a primer for better business, in any field not just technology.
 Picture credit: I'm your pusher Walking into a new job always brings new challenges, none more so than the preconceptions of others. So here is a powerful tip for getting off to a good start. As an interim director I have often been preconceived by my new team as the axeman, brought in to turn around their performance – by cutting costs and people. Motivating a team with such feelings is not easy so I have developed ways of dealing with the usual ‘welcoming’ comments from concerned staff, such as “why should we bother, when you’re going to sack us all anyway?” If I get such a question, usually in a one-to-one-meeting, I simply explain that my motivation is to help people realise their potential. I always stop speaking at that point, to see how the conversation will develop.
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