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Write your story

Posted onDecember 1, 2018AuthorBob Williams

How much of your story is the result of past dreams and aspirations? In a professional sense, the answer is a measurement of setting and achieving goals. But from a personal standpoint the answer includes influences from friends, parents, and social factors. Jim Collins defined Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGS) Read More …

CategoriesIdeas, Lean PrinciplesTagsdreams, goals, long term thinking

The reality of now

Posted onFebruary 22, 2015AuthorBob Williams

Yes, but what about the reality of now? I played that card recently in a conversation with a colleague while we were discussing his vision and objectives for a more efficient work flow. I hated to do it. But it’s something that can’t be ignored to sustain a healthy business. Read More …

CategoriesCareer, Customer Focus, IdeasTagsbusiness focus, goals, objectives

The distraction inside the annual performance review

Posted onJanuary 18, 2015AuthorBob Williams

Tis the season to be writing. Annual performance reviews are upon us. It’s a topic that most employees I know loathe. They might even rank it up there with public speaking for most feared and disliked events in life. So last year I tried to give some practical advice on Read More …

CategoriesIdeasTagsannual review, employee feedback, goals, objectives, performance review

What are you known for?

Posted onOctober 26, 2014October 26, 2014AuthorBob Williams3 Comments

What’s your vision for IT? I was asked to answer that question in a group meeting.  I didn’t think for long about it because I knew the answer. “My vision is for IT to be known for service and solutions over processes.” In my 20+ years as an IT professional Read More …

CategoriesBusiness Process Management, Career, Customer FocusTagscustomer focus, goals, vision

The brevity of celebrations

Posted onMay 25, 2014AuthorBob Williams

We celebrated my daughter’s high school graduation this week. After weeks of preparation for the party we hosted, attending a few others parties, and the graduation ceremony, I reached a point of exhaustion. I proclaimed that I officially had ‘graduation fatigue’. As I Reflected on the entire set of events, Read More …

CategoriesCareer, IdeasTagscelebration, goals, Ralph Waldo Emerson

The thought for a rover employee

Posted onMarch 23, 2013AuthorBob Williams

The Big Picture One of the main functions of a technology officer is to align the organization to grow revenue while at the same time reducing expenses and providing customer service. Thinking about the big picture of profitability and operating efficiencies is like looking at a pile of legos and Read More …

CategoriesBusiness Process Management, Career, IdeasTagsbusiness alignment, goals, process workers

5 No-Brainers for Business Alignment

Posted onJanuary 6, 2009March 31, 2009AuthorBob Williams

t’s that time of year when we deploy our yearly goals and objectives (business or personal). Businesses should already have been through planning processes to decide the goals. The challenge now is how to deploy the goals and turn them into objectives for each group within the organization. The objectives Read More …

CategoriesIdeasTagsbusiness alignment, goals, objectives

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