Three “Art of Winning” Lessons from Oscar Academy Award

Even acting needs to be authentic, no matter which career we may take or leadership role we play,Annual Oscar may not just impress us with red carpet elegance or stunning fashion style, quintessentially it’s an event to share the historical footprint of film industry: from black & white to full of color; from silent to voice, from automation to animation, from flat to 3D, from booming to struggling, from tragedy to happiness, the progressive...

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Five Styles of Conversation Modern CIO need Master For

CIOs need to leverage different conversation styles to construct a collaborative vision and deliver high-performance IT result. Contemporary CIOs not only need wear many colors of hats or try different pairs of shoes but also they may need to master all styles of conversations to develop situational wisdom and influential competency, to rebuild IT’s reputation as a value creator and innovation hub. 1. Strategy Presentations at Round Table First,...

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Business Transformation: A Tale of Two Rules

 The rule of thumb is to delight customers, engage employees, and embrace the culture of innovation. Traditional hierarchical business structure & command-control leadership style, and short-term shareholder profit focus business purpose might be based on: Theory X: In this theory, which has been proven counter-effective in most modern practice, management assumes employees are inherently lazy and will avoid work if they can and that...

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Three Big WHYs for Big Data

Don’t inundate with data details, foresee the trends, the future, and the organism. Economically, data is about 80% of business asset today; technologically, big data brings up the opportunities to pursue and big challenges to conquer; culturally, we may just enter the exciting big data renaissance; artistically, data is now growing and flowing, full of color, both comprehensive and abstract, visible & viable, essential with style; technically,...

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Three Love Essentials

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.   -Friedrich NietzscheIf the holiday season is the time to pursue happiness, then February could be the month of pondering the love; if happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length; then, does love lack of its wisdom since it’s full of madness? If happiness can not be measured in smiles, should love be tested by hugs or kisses; if a high level...

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From Seven Wonders to Seven Traits of Future of Travel

From seven wonder of nature to seven traits of travel, may the recovering economy re-kindle the passion for travels; may the adventurous spirit of travel stimulate economy further. Travel industry is not only the economic barometer at modern society, it may also reflect consumers’ life enrichment, happiness index, or the human advancement overall. Modern technologies also empower travelers with knowledge, shared wisdom and more seamless total travel...

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What is the CIO’s Innovation Dilemma

The wisdom and ultimate goal of innovative CIOs are to help the organization think clearly about the two horizons of future, the short term gain & long-term wins. Today’s CIO is one of the crucial leadership roles facing significant transformation, Being a Chief Infrastructure Officer to align IT operation with business is no longer sufficient,  since the rate of changes is accelerating at the age of digitization. CIO is facing the...

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To Celebrate Charles Dickens’s 200th Birthday: Wisdom From Heart

"Charles Dickens was born at midnight on February 7, 1812. . . . It was reported that the newborn baby began to cry as the clock struck 12, and many feel that his voice is as real today as it was 200 years ago." Raymond M. Lane Dickens wrote 15 major novels and countless short stories and articles before his death in 1870, Dickens became known all over the world for his remarkable characters, his mastery of prose in the telling of their lives, and...

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