CTIA Show Highlights Insight is the Next Commodity

IBM’s SVP of Global Business Service Bridget van Kralingen said the end game is not to merely extract insight in the world of big data, even though there is amazing power in looking at all of it. In the IBM bi-annual survey of 1700 CEOs, all stated they feared being left behind, but also recognized the great market potential. These CEOs said customer insight is getting more investments with analytics and insights becoming a core capability of their organizations.

(via smarterplanet)

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IBM’s business consulting leader discusses findings from major new study: CEOs say technology is the number one issue affecting their organizations. But they expect technology  to deepen and reinvent relationships, NOT dehumanize them. Leading Through Connections « A Smarter Planet Blog

IBM’s business consulting leader discusses findings from major new study: CEOs say technology is the number one issue affecting their organizations. But they expect technology  to deepen and reinvent relationships, NOT dehumanize them. Leading Through Connections « A Smarter Planet Blog

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IBM's Transformation--From Survival To Success

IBM’s Transformation—From Survival To Success - Forbes.com

As organizations around us, in every part of the globe, struggle to cope in a recessionary environment, we’re reminded of the near-death experience IBM rebounded from several years ago. It’s a good lesson to look back upon the strategic shifts we made as a company and the leadership that got us to where we are today. And a good example for others to follow as they face unprecedented shifts in market forces. Bridget van Kralingen comments on this in a contributed article on Forbes.com this week - a good read and a nice reminder of the type of leadership that guides a company out of challenging times: http://tinyurl.com/22vzxhm

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