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The Democratic Way to Great IT

A former CFO and CIO tells why business leaders should take responsibility for filling their own daily technology needs.

March 2, 2010

Frustration over information technology may be one of the most common attitudes among business leaders. From failed projects and systems degradation to costly downtime and data-security lapses, when it comes to IT it often seems that anything that can go wrong will go wrong, sooner or later. Read more...

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