Organization Design or Organization Structure?
If you are an executive moving into a new role or implementing a change in your organization (e.g., a company, a division, etc.), you may be thinking about designing or redesigning your organization. Although it is natural to want to modify your organization in such a way, this should be done with some clarity and [...]
Fluid and Skin Tests for Alzheimer’s Disease
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease accounts for up to 80 percent of all dementia cases. Although a way to change the underlying Alzheimer’s process has not been discovered yet, diagnosing the disease early provides a number of opportunities including: Start treatment sooner which can preserve function for a longer period of time Allow [...]
Uber, Lyft and Sidecar Insurance Gaps
In the last few years, transportation network companies (TNC) such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar have become very popular alternatives to taxis. This has provided the public with another convenient form of transportation, but it has created confusing challenges about liability and collision insurance coverage when drivers and their passengers are involved in accidents. In [...]
Smart Buildings at Cisco, Intel and Microsoft
You may have noticed the term “smart building” coming up more frequently in business conversations and publications these days. According to the Continental Automated Buildings Association, an intelligent (aka “smart”) building applies technologies to improve the building’s environment and functionality for occupants and tenants while controlling costs. Is a smart building a pipe dream, or [...]
A New Cyber Intelligence Center?
Does the U.S. really need a cyber intelligence center to be able to more effectively handle cyberthreats and digital breaches to business and industry as well as government agencies? The Obama administration believes that the country does. According to Reuters, Lisa Monaco, White House advisor for homeland security and counterterrorism, explained that “we need to develop [...]
Increasing Stakeholder Commitment to Strategic Planning
Have we clearly identified our organization’s competitive advantage? Are we creating a blue ocean as the strategic market space for our company? How does this relate to our human capital? How helpful is a balanced scorecard? Some colleagues may ask these types of questions as you do strategic planning at your organization (especially if these [...]
The Potential of Precision Medicine
Whether you are a critic or an advocate of President Obama’s precision medicine initiative, it is worth noting that it did not come about in the last few months. The initiative was influenced by a 2011 National Academy of Sciences report that recommended the federal government invest resources into a new way of classifying diseases by [...]
2015 Finance Conferences
If you are a leader in a finance-related role or finance-related industry such as banking, insurance or credit card services, there are a number of business conferences worth considering. In addition to providing the opportunity to continue to build your expertise, these finance conferences can help to broaden your professional network. Click on a link [...]
2015 Engineering Conferences
Because it is the beginning of a new year, you may be considering ways to enhance your knowledge in the engineering field you have chosen. As you think about this and ways to augment your professional network, conferences can be good solutions. With this in mind, here are key engineering conferences related to the automotive, [...]
Technology Conferences for 2015
For all of you leaders and professionals in a technology-related role or industry such as software, semiconductor, information security, consumer electronics and wireless, keep in mind these technology conferences for networking and knowledge-building opportunities. Click on a link to obtain more details. Deciphering the Data Storm in March San Francisco CDO Executive Summit in April CISO [...]
