Don’t Do Everything

The most successful executives are successful because they don’t do everything, not because they do. They focus on getting the right few things done, not getting “everything” done. Think about it. If you are trying to do 50 things vs. a peer who is focusing on five, you will never be able to even do…

Managing Technically Oriented Executives

There’s no doubt that executives with a technical orientation—those logical, analytical left brain folks—bring many positive attributes to the table, but they can also pose a unique challenge for a CIO. A technology orientated management team will naturally want to challenge the CIO’s ideas. Although this can be healthy, executives that second guess everything a…