David Taylor

David Taylor's Inside Track

Provocative Insights into the World of IT in Business

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Produktbeschreibung

Never before has IT played such a significant role in transforming organisations, of all sizes. And yet it continues to be dominated by technical jargon, acronyms and irrelevant detail. This book cuts through all of the confusion, and presents a clear, direct, solution based focus on the key IT/business issues facing every company and business leader today. This book contains the complete, first fifteen months of David Taylor's highly acclaimed Computer Weekly column - Inside Track. With a reputation for cutting through the hype, David focuses on the IT/business and personal leadership agenda, covering such issues as: * The key IT issues for the boardroom - in business language * Actions to win in the new world of e-commerce - and get started today * The successful new IT leader - the skills you and your company need to employ * Quick solutions to long-term IT problems - they can be resolved * How to motivate your people, and slash staff turnover - save a fortune on recruitment costs * True IT/business alignment - add real value to your bottom line David Taylor is a leading authority on IT in business. He is President of the association of IT Directors, Certus, a reference partner to the UK Government's National Audit Office, and a registered expert with several global research companies. His overall aim is to enable people and organisations to be all that they can be, through the combination of world class technology, true leadership and the release of human potential. With a prestigious background across companies such as Rolls-Royce, Allianz and Cornhill, David has a driving, positive passion for IT in business, and a reputation for championing ITDirectors who want to achieve board level positions in their organisations. David and his team work with FTSE 200 companies on winning in the new internet economy, with entrepreneurs starting new dot com ventures, and with CEOs, advising on the qualities they should seek in

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 189mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9780750647458
• ISBN-10: 0750647450
• Artikelnr.: 22136304

Autorenporträt

British Chambers of Commerce

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Beyond belief
Chapter 2 What happens after what comes next?
Chapter 3 Another initiative? Oh joy!
Chapter 4 Beware of suspect packages
Chapter 5 Our ultimate challenge
Chapter 6 This is personal
Chapter 7 Emotions must give way to reason
Chapter 8 A date too far?
Chapter 9 If we are to attract the right people, we need to improve our looks
Chapter 10 Trading places
Chapter 11 Shall we dance?
Chapter 12 Supplier fallout
Chapter 13 Bad timing?
Chapter 14 IT directors planning for recession
Chapter 15 We are not alone!
Chapter 16 Design your destiny
Chapter 17 Euro ready - coming or not?
Chapter 18 IT director as king
Chapter 19 A wolf in sheep's clothing
Chapter 20 Promises promises
Chapter 21 Raising the standard
Chapter 22 Volume over value (pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap)
Chapter 23 Where has all the training gone?
Chapter 24 A full twelve months
Chapter 25 The lessons of success
Chapter 26 So much more than money
Chapter 27 League table 2000!
Chapter 28 The elusive balance
Chapter 29 Murders and acquisitions
Chapter 30 Take control of your own destiny
Chapter 31 Post non-recession budget
Chapter 32 Linux leaves school
Chapter 33 Future shock
Chapter 34 Enough is enough
Chapter 35 Bargain basement
Chapter 36 A time to talk
Chapter 37 Chaos or freedom?
Chapter 38 Twenty-first century people
Chapter 39 Twenty-first century partnerships
Chapter 40 Twenty-first century performance
Chapter 41 Disaster reality
Chapter 42 Avoiding the fault line
Chapter 43 E-mail rage
Chapter 44 In need of a rebrand
Chapter 45 So what?
Chapter 46 Best sourcing
Chapter 47 Local power
Chapter 48 The Holy Grail
Chapter 49 The hidden costs
Chapter 50 The new IT leader - skill set
Chapter 51 The new IT leader - next generation
Chapter 52 The new IT leader - pitfalls
Chapter 53 The five flavours of IT director
Chapter 54 Awaken the giants within
Chapter 55 A waste of valuable time!
Chapter 56 Board level value
Chapter 57 The future is on their side
Chapter 58 Supplier emotion
Chapter 59 Compliant or not?
Chapter 60 E-government
Chapter 61 Don't dispute - learn to dance
Chapter 62 Sorry has to be the hardest word
Chapter 63 Foundations for the future
Chapter 64 One voice, one power