Today I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Lev Gonick, CIO at CaseWesternReserveUniversity. He joined us with his friend and colleague, Bill Bradfield, CEO at PerceptIS. Lev and Bill met with my team and I to discuss C-level perspectives on technology –how it is managed and evaluated as an investment.
It was a great way to listen to a very insightful set of perspectives on driving business value through the vehicle of technology. You may want to check out Lev’s blog site, here, for a glimpse of his vision and perspectives on “Top 10 IT Trends for Higher Education in 2009.”
This is a very good insight, and I notice some of these trends already as well with local universities. We probably asked about 20+ questions until we finally ran out of time. Hopefully, Lev will let me conduct a blog interview with him –to post more responses for you. I wrote down at least 9 more questions I wanted to ask today –but of course topics from my colleagues kept things moving so fast we did not have enough time for every one of them.
The one point he made that resonated most with me today, was not even about the business or the technology. Here's what he had to say… people working together in business and realizing success need two things…
Confidence Building and Trust.
Lev continued, “We all work and live in a community. Always find meaningful ways to give back and be involved in your community [together].” What if we each took the time to intentionally do these things with those we create solutions with? Co-workers, partners, clients, vendors... etc. I think we would begin to see stronger synergies in more places. Thanks for the insight today Lev and Bill! ...To my readers... what are your thoughts?
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