Hiring in an era where everything is digital
Competence is becoming overrated as a hiring driving force. We live in a VUCA business environment — volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous — and technology has allowed executives to open up revenue streams they never thought possible. We don’t necessarily need the most competent financial guy in history; we need a financial guy who can switch between different approaches as it’s called for.
An Uber Experience
Many of us experience the sharing economy as users, not as providers. If we’re not exposed to both sides of it, it’s hard to really understand what’s going on and how it’s going to impact business and growth (and yes, politics and society too) in the next decade and beyond.
Tech Forecast 2017: IT sharpens its focus | CIO
A few quotes from me included in this article from CIO.com http://www.cio.com/article/3146029/leadership-management/tech-forecast-2017-it-sharpens-its-focus.html?upd=1480527434974 Adam L. Stanley Connections Blog Technology. Leadership. Food. Life. AdamLStanley.com Follow me on Twitter | Connect with me on Linked In | “Like” me on Facebook
Commercial Real Estate’s Slow Tech Adoption Is Hurting Investment – Technology
Excerpt: Commercial real estate is falling behind on investing in tech and data analytics, and it’s creating potential roadblocks to effective asset management, decision-making and deal flow. I’m cited in the article. https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/technology/why-cre-needs-to-embrace-data-analytics-68365##ath Follow me on Twitter | Connect with me on Linked In | “Like” me on Facebook
VTS & Hightower Merger: What it Means for CRE Tech – Cushman & Wakefield Blog
While perhaps the claim this is the 3rd “big thing” is a bit of hyperbole, the merger of VTS and Hightower is an exciting and positive trend. A big deal for CRE Tech. A blog with Kevin Loftis, our Americas CIO: http://blog.cushwake.com/americas/vts-hightower-merger-means-cre-tech.html Follow me on Twitter | Connect with me on Linked In | “Like” me on Facebook
Big Data is Big Miss
I think we’ll continue to see more approaches around data — look at a model like Zillow and the amount of data they crunch — but my hope is that this idea of “big data” fades into buzzword obscurity and we focus on the right things at the CIO level. We should be connecting stakeholders and moving towards information-based analytics.
Disrupters learn from the losers
We’re all candidates for disruption to some extent. That is going to require a new way for technology leaders, CIOs, CTOs, and others with decision-making oversight to approach their day-to-day jobs.