In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Now, I don’t want anyone to think that I don’t value information technology. That meant making the call without all of the information, and not fretting about it, but being glad of it. To be fair, the ‘act early’ ethic prevails in corporate cultures that worship entrepreneurial thinking. But, I’m a disciple of point #4.

Power 100

Power Competitive Advantage Information Airlines 100

HR Digest

OCTOBER 1, 2020

John Maynard Keynes warned in 1930 “about the new scourge of technological unemployment”, which he termed as “unemployment due to our discovery of means of economizing the use of labor outrunning the pace at which we can find new uses for labor.” In short, out jobbing ourselves. What workplace automation means for workers?

McKinsey 59

McKinsey Class Short-term Human Resources 59

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

In retrospect, if I had to write it again, I’d include a section or chapter on ethics. The ongoing explosion of technologically-enabled business opportunities inherently expand the ethical dilemmas, quandaries and trade-offs managements will confront. Ethics Information & technology Innovation'

Ethics 9

Ethics Zimbardo Explicit Knowledge Kahneman 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

And unfortunately, it's also one of the most in need of radical institutional innovation. But prosperity is always going to accrue to those who innovate yesterday's rusting, creaking institutions. There are big and small, worse and better, more and less ethical ways to do the latter.

GDP 19

GDP Hypercompetition IPO Information 19

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2018

Today digital technology is all the rage because after decades of development it has become incredibly useful. We need to start preparing for a new era of innovation in which different technologies, such as genomics, materials science, and robotics , rise to the fore.

Industry 15

Industry GDP Technology Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

They are innovating in ways that create virtuous circles for a generation or more." He also forced partners and distributors to commit in writing to uphold IBM's strict ethical standards. As Palmisano built IBM into the world's leading information technology company, its competitors dithered.

Globalization 18

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 18

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The same investment logic holds for Apple's innovation ecosystem; the flow and fortune of its third-party apps development alone would yield valuable insight. Yes, this exercise will surface all manner of ethical — and possibly legal — conflicts and risks.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15