I spent a day in San Jose and met a very interesting and intelligent Chief Information Officer.  In a phrase ‘he gets it’.  I was actually surprised, quite frankly, at his progressiveness and acknowledgement of the change in information technology, workforce and the opportunity for efficiencies.  He knew content management, workflow, social media, and the importance of handhelds.  Hell he even understood the death of email as a platform.  He had ideas, fresh thinking and he was over 30, Awesome I say!

In an institutional role the climb is definitely uphill.  Anyone would have a myriad of naysayers creating roadblocks to change and progress.  This didn’t seem to torpor this leader; he knew how important it was to get solutions to old business paradigms implemented.

My hat is off to any leader that understands the old guard is to be lauded but not institutionalized or accepted as the norm.  I applaud this movement forward, especially in an a recession that demands economy of effort and service.