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Rebranding IT for the modernized IT mission

CIO

A 1958 Harvard Business Review article coined the term information technology, focusing their definition on rapidly processing large amounts of information, using statistical and mathematical methods in decision-making, and simulating higher order thinking through applications.

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Change management is broken: here’s how to fix it

CircleCI

Why do people hate change management? Probably because most of the time it feels like the management portion of change management is implemented with arcane approval processes and bureaucratic red tape that have historically gotten in the way of teams making change. Poor communication.

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We’re All Outraged! Turning Passion into Results.

Perficient

dunk on each other with one-liners and memes. #%&$, most of us don’t even fully read the clickbait articles with the headlines that upset us so much. My wife jokes that I’ll end up like Adam Sandler’s character in Anger Management , where one day I’ll just #%&$ explode. You can get labeled a #%&$, @#?&!, or even an !&%#$

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Digital Process Automation & Innovation – Successful Citizen Development powered by four Key Principles

Capgemini

Imagine if the business users and workflow managers don’t have to rely on the Automation Center of Excellence (CoE) or IT anymore to create their own automations. Experienced developers follow these defined guidelines to build attended and unattended bots to be used in the enterprise. Who is a Citizen Developer?

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The Lies We Tell Ourselves – Why Transparency is Key

Perficient

In this article I’ll cover some of the common self-deceptions, biases, and societal pleasantries we entertain. Marketing and Public Relations groups will spin things and edit to make the bad sound as good as possible. Here again, the EVP wanted to look as good as possible by glossing over the bad and focusing on the good.

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The Pain of Honest Evaluations

Perficient

This article isn’t about the psychology of our rational versus emotional processing, but I mention it because we must be aware of this as we set out to provide and receive honest evaluations between ourselves, our team members, and business partners. These are two areas where positivity can become toxic. You’ve probably been there.

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5 Obtrusive Blockers to Avoid as a Servant Leader

Perficient

The concept of “being a servant” to your teams and treating employees as critical individuals to be cultivated and empowered, has strong merit. This can help managers support their teams, clear the path, and improve productivity by stepping out of the way as much as possible. Poor Communication – You’ve seen it before.