With the first quarter of the year behind us, the middle of the second quarter 2015 is fast approaching. In light of the fast-paced and dynamic environments that we operate in today, I want to share thoughts on leadership and other insights on what is required for a business to succeed. Ask a random sampling […] Read More
Leadership Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs
As is becoming better known nationally, Chicago is a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity, and RAY ALLEN is proud to be part of this community. In this post, I’d like to share some observations on what traits are often most apparent of those risk-takers I see working so hard to shape our future here in Chicago. […] Read More
Success with Business Led IT
The last few decades have witnessed a massive investment of talents and resources in technological advancements, as various companies strive to realize their mission and vision. To this end, most businesses have created IT departments for their corporations, and have continued to fund them, to enhance the installation and operation of various software and technologies. […] Read More
Top Five Tech Trends for 2015
Every business desires to be the leader of their industry in 2015. It will take time to study and make prepare for every opportunity that will present itself for their gain. Technology has proved beyond reasonable doubt that it offers the necessary leverage when used strategically for magnificent performance. In this blog we share the […] Read More
Customer Centric Companies: Guidance for today’s CIOs
For a long time now IT has been serving the internal business customers who then serve the organization’s customers. Well there has been a great shift. Such days are long gone, CIOs are now in the era ‘the Age of the customer’. When compared to the age of information that lasted for almost two decades, […] Read More
Transparency in Tech Leadership: A Must for Successful Managers
Over the course of my career, I’ve seen great changes in the IT services and technology fields. For me, one of the biggest and more important changes involve the shift in perspective of what constitutes great leadership in technology businesses. As shared in this blog’s previous post, IT Leadership Transparency, there have been changes in […] Read More
IT Leadership Transparency
The current market has taken a shift for the IT leadership. Gone are the days when information about leaders and their practices was a preserve of the top and mighty. The shift in the digital divide has literally changed goals posts. People have information about their employers, companies and products just a click or a […] Read More
Success when working with Silos – Follow the IDEA
Management is well aware of the silo effect. This is due to the lack of communication and connections across the many layers and levels of employees and efforts. While organizational structure and processes are critical to success in many companies, we want to avoid the feeling of walls and division of information that might limit […] Read More