From Morgan to Google …

Hot off the Press…
Google announced today that Benjamin Fried, a managing director in Morgan Stanley’s technology department will be their new CIO. 
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207401996

Where in the room is the CIO?

Here is another recent finding that talks about the apparent ‘downsizing’ in the influence of the Chief Information Officer.
http://www.networkworld.com/research/2008/040708-cios.html?netht=rn_040708&nladname=040708

How do you see the pendulum swinging? 
Where do you find CIO’s getting ‘placed’ in the executive pack? 
How are you building the necessary competencies within your CIO team to be on par with partners in Finance (aka CFO), [...]

Innovation Rules

Read this fascinating article by Professor Heskett on Management Innovation.  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5887.html
“Hamel envisions a future in which the goal of management is to build “nimble” organizations in which innovation is everyone’s job”
In an age where generation X’s and Y’s are coming on board with new ideas and insights how do you think organizations will adapt, [...]