The Velocity Manifesto: Harnessing Technology, Vision, and Culture to Future Proof your Organization

by Scott Klososky

Overview

Scott Klososky's manifesto will prepare any organization to withstand the high-velocity onslaught of a world now heavily influenced by technology usage.

In this hands-on guide to helping leaders effectively steer their organizations through wrenching infrastructure and social changes, author Scott Klososky details the actions that leaders must take to keep their digital plumbing-the all-important technological infrastructure of their organizations-up-to-date. Readers will learn that the survival of their organization depends on continuously adapting and integrating appropriate new technologies, including everything from robust IT systems to social technologies. Looking into the future, the author presents readers with a planning strategy that will enable them to stay ahead of burgeoning technological trends-especially those that will significantly impact their organizations.

The author deftly combines his discussion of technology with an in-depth, actionable program for workforce integration. By providing essential educational tools, the author presents a process for building technology bridges across generations to maximize performance, loyalty, and satisfaction. The author's call-to-action will energize readers who are frustrated by cloistered IT departments, unproductive lines of communication between Baby Boomers and younger staff members, and an overall lack of technological sophistication. By following The Velocity Manifesto, readers will be able to revitalize any business culture threatened by technology.

With experience at every level of the technology business, from assembling computers as a teenager to delivering TED talks in Mumbai, the author is a recognized expert in technological innovation. Readers in any industry will benefit from the insights and action plans delivered by The Velocity Manifesto.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608321049
Publisher:	Greenleaf Book Group, LLC
Publication date:	02/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

A seasoned speaker and entrepreneur, Scott Klososky has founded several successful companies, including webcasts.com, a technology pioneer of the 1990s. The company�s clients included IBM, Compaq, AOL, Hewlett-Packard, Enron International, Conoco Inc., and BMG Music, among others. Klososky speaks professionally on subjects such as technology and leadership, and collaborated with H.R. Haldeman, Richard M. Nixon�s chief of staff, on the New York Times bestselling book, The Haldeman Diaries.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1 Renovating Your Digital Plumbing

Chapter 1 Efficient Technology = Velocity 9

Chapter 2 The Importance of Digital Plumbing 21

Chapter 3 The Structure of Your Digital Plumbing 29

Chapter 4 Finding the Leaks in Your Digital Plumbing 35

Chapter 5 Mapping Your Digital Plumbing 55

Chapter 6 Technology Management Processes 63

Chapter 7 The DIKW Chain 89

Chapter 8 Business Intelligence 105

Part 2 The High-Beam Strategy

Chapter 9 Trendspotting 121

Chapter 10 Vision Precision 135

Chapter 11 The Four Questions That Can Shape Your Vision Precision 151

Chapter 12 Trendspotting Case Study: White Collar Lean 165

Chapter 13 Building a High-Beam Strategy 175

Part 3 Creating a Culture of Velocity

Chapter 14 The Tyranny of the Org Chart 193

Chapter 15 Technology as Art 209

Chapter 16 The Power of Social Technologies 219

Chapter 17 Social Technologies and the Changing Practice of Sales 229

Chapter 18 The Power of Virtual Teams 239

Chapter 19 Unleashing the Team 259

Chapter 20 Going Forward 277