Without pointing the finger at any one company, I’m wondering if there is a connection between lack of success and frequent rounds of musical chairs within the boardroom? Companies that retain the same leadership over long periods seem to execute on their strategies more successfully than those that chop and change leaders at 3-5 yearly intervals (or maybe they change leaders because the previous leader’s strategic direction wasn’t working out) Most of us have experienced […]
Monthly Archives: January 2014
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I thought I would start the new year by looking back at the last and opining on some of the major events within the geoworld. No doubt there were several important industry changing events in 2013 but for me 2013 was defined by Edward Snowden’s revelations about the incredible levels of unsupervised surveillance of personal communications by the NSA and GCHQ. If you aren’t up to speed with this saga then I recommend the excellent […]
Just before Christmas, I stumbled on this post on Open Systems on the ESRI UK blog. My immediate response was to splutter at the irony of ESRI trying to cash in on the wave of interest in Open, who are they talk about Open? Fortunately the holiday season (and a few single malts) delayed me from an instant rant post and gave me the chance to think more about ESRI’s view on Open Systems. […]