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It’s back to school time! College-bound students and their parents are having a lot of mixed feelings. There’s the excitement and anxiety of starting something new, maybe far from home. And for the parents, the goodbyes and the reality of being an empty nester may just be sinking in. Parents sense that they’ve done their job, […]
I’ve written about gemba walks. Gemba is the Japanese word for “the real place,” or that place where the work is done. I am fond of a quote from President Dwight D. Eisenhower: “Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you are 1,000 miles from the corn field.” While I don’t know the […]
One of the latest social media campaigns is raising awareness about engineering fields not being just for men. If you haven’t seen it, let me explain. A 22-year-old woman, Isis Anchalee, was part of an ad campaign for her San Francisco based company, OneLogin. Some people did not believe she was an engineer when they saw […]
Addressing the future IT workforce
Take your kids to work day — “We’ve got a model to replicate.”
Creating a supportive culture
Her early days as a working mom — “Things have changed a lot.”
‘Kick your feet back’ strategy sessions
Need for “diversity of views”
Driving culture change
“You have to get people to a state of readiness.”
Traits of a successful CIO — “A good balance of strategic and operational.”
Avoiding the black box
IT as ‘part of the extended care team’
Her blog — “I wanted to share my experience and lessons.”
Avoiding the blame game
2014 CIO of the Year — “It truly has been an honor.”
Being a role model
Her road to CIO
Leaving Partners after 13 years — “I wanted to have a broader role.”
Jumping into an Epic rollout at UMich
Being the new CIO
Dealing with history and baggage — “It’s a new day.”
If you don’t know what an “A3” is, don’t worry. When I started at University of Michigan Health System, I didn’t either. When I first saw an A3 meeting on my calendar, I asked “What group is that?” There were so many groups with different acronyms! Turned out it was a meeting with a few colleagues to […]
People often ask me, “How do you find time to write”? I have been writing this blog every week for over a year. A very senior leader in our organization who always compliments my writing told me recently, “If you can find time to write it, then I can find time to read it.” I […]
What do @TheWomenRising, @digitaldivas3, and #HITchicks have in common? They are some of the Twitter handles and hashtags that young women professionals in technology are using on social media to encourage more women to go into the field. I recently did a fireside chat with Kate Catlin, the organizer of Women Rising, and about 30 young […]
It’s generally a bad sign when the seat belt warning light for the passenger seat comes on, but you are the only one in the car. You’ve got too much weight on that seat, and the car thinks it’s a person who needs to fasten their seat belt. This has happened for me a few […]
