A very wise man once told me “once you have the money figured out, the rest of the problem is easy”. Seriously? Complex problems can be boiled down to money? Yes. In my experience, having adequate financial resources is critical to solving complex IT problems. It is impossible in this day of rapidly changing technology to address campus issues without adequate funding. Of course, everyone tries to solve those issues anyway, and generally fail for lack of finances. Which leads

How many times have you been in a situation where you observed or overheard someone say “now, if this person over here was doing this other person’s job, things would improve around here!” ? In my experience, many colleges and universities seem to have a very difficult time with talent management, and “thinking outside the box” regarding appropriate staffing assignments in general. In more instances than I care to admit, I've observed the rare talents of an individual are ig

Efficiency and Effectiveness. Two words that get used a lot in business, but have radically different implications for business success. In my experience, many organizations focus almost exclusively on "efficiency", and miss the whole point of why you want to be efficient in the first place! For example, you can have the most efficient production line in the world, but if the end product is poorly designed or contains inherent flaws there is essentially zero value resulting