Organisation
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
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- Created on 09 February 2014
- Written by Steve Burrows
As published in 'Digital Leaders 2014' IT Strategy Guide by BCS The Chartered Institute for IT as part of a set of 200-word insights from BCS ELITE Committee members.
Where Does All The Money Go?
Steve Burrows <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Vice Chair, BCS ELITE
Almost any CFO will tell you that IT is expensive. Almost any IT Director will tell you that he is under pressure to reduce IT costs.
Strategic IT
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- Created on 31 March 2010
- Written by Steve Burrows
Can IT be strategic? Is there such a thing as Strategic IT, and if so what is it?
Managed IT - What's Not To Like?
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- Created on 26 February 2010
- Written by Steve Burrows
Smaller businesses generally don't have internal IT teams or IT experts, it's hard to justify the cost of a dedicated IT specialist in a 20-person company. Yet we all need IT in our businesses, we depend on IT in so many ways, so what's the solution?
Tribal Warfare at Work
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- Created on 13 January 2010
- Written by Steve Burrows
When the Chairman emailed the board requesting performance improvement suggestions, my reply was simply two words - "Tribal Warfare". This captured his imagination, at the next board meeting he siezed on my words eagerly and to my horror, having entirely misinterpreted my meaning, outlined his ideas for inter-departmental competition within the business.
Leader, Manager, Servant?
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- Created on 16 December 2009
- Written by Steve Burrows
As published in Isle of Man Newspapers an article about leadership, developing leadership in management, and the role of Servant Leadership.
One of the enduring problems in business is that of promoting employees into "management" positions. Good workers expect to be recognised, rewarded, and progress up the rungs of the ladder in return for their commitment and contribution to the organisation. One day, if they're lucky, the next rung of the ladder is a management position in which they will be responsible for other workers who execute business process instead of doing all the grunt work themselves. Often we promote people who have delivered exceptional results as workers into the coveted management role, only to see them inexplicably fail.
Managing Social Media at Work
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- Created on 03 November 2009
- Written by Steve Burrows
Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Bebo, Myspace etc.) has become one of the most popular uses of the Internet. It connects people and allows them to interact when they're apart; families, friends, ex-colleagues... Because it offers staff a distraction from work it is often seen by managers and business owners as a threat to productivity – so is it? and if it is, what can you do about it?
