"Everything rises or falls on leadership."
John Maxwell
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"The scope and scale of the ability to Lead is defined by the demonstration of the commitment to Serve."
J E Garr III


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'The leader of the past was a person who told,’ Peter Drucker once said. ‘The leader of the future will be a person who asks.’
Robert Kramer, director, exec ed programs, American University

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"Leadership is about change. It’s about taking people from where they are now to where they need to be. The best way to get people to venture into unknown terrain is to make it desirable by taking them there in their imaginations.”
Noel Tichy, "The Leadership Engine"

Monday, August 27, 2007

Quick Hits

Certainly no shortage of "technology news" when you look online or at the trade mags. I ran across a couple that I thought were interesting and so I'll share.

Seems that the online word processor software technology isn't dead. I do like this concept and can't wait for it to mature more. I certainly see a number of potential applications for this Agency. As we continue to improve our infrastructure, these types of technology services may have be a viable solution. I think there are numerous opportunities moving forward to re-think the way we do software applications...and where they live.

What do you know about encryption ? Is it important? Is it relative to us? Well, encryption is important enough to the MO State Government that a new standard has been approved for desktop use. SafeBoot is the technology solution to be implement and plans are currently underway for its eventual implementation.

On another front this article ( ILL-CIO ) was interesting from a number of perspectives. His take on "thinking outside the box" was an interesting perspective....while I don't disagree with his thoughts necessarily, I also not sure I'm in the same boat completely. Read his comments and then decide for yourself.

Have a good week and remember to challenge yourself each and every day to grow....to improve....to provide the level of service that even YOU would consider exemplary.

TAFN

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