If you are anything like me, you found yourself glued to the television during primetime for at least a couple of nights over the last two weeks.  No, it wasn’t the start of a new season of Dancing With the Stars.  It wasn’t even the outtakes for America’s Got Talent.  I found myself compelled to check stay abreast of the unpredictable happenings at the Beijing Olympic games. The games were fi...

The phrase "IT strategy" has different meanings for different people.  Some think of IT strategy as a list of sytems that need to be replaced, or the future state of the network infrastructure.  Others see it as a document that gathers dust on a shelf somewhere.  Some even have an instinctive aversion to the topics of "IT" and "strategy," and when the words are put...

I do a fair amount of consulting for businesses and organizations of all types.  I've worked with Fortune 500 businesses, not-for-profit organizations, mid-market companies, and academic institutions.  The cultures, proceses, and the general notion of "how things get done around here" have been different for each one.  In fact, that's one of the benefits of my career--understanding ho...