REAL Talk With Sam Holcman

Fostering State Government Tech Excellence - Getting to know NASCIO

Eric Sweden, Program Director at NASCIO – the National Association of State Chief Information Officers is our guest today. NASCIO’s mission is to foster government excellence through quality business practices, information management, and technology policy.  
NASCIO provides state CIOs and state members with products and services designed to support the challenging role of the state CIO, stimulate the exchange of information and promote the adoption of IT best practices and innovations.

Soft Skills - What are they and do I need them - YES!

We explore the other side of the brain – soft skills. Being a technical wizard, or expert in a field, is no longer enough in today’s digital communication intensive world. We provide a case for the need for enhancing soft skills as part of an individual’s professional development, provide some examples of soft skills, and provide a path for further exploration of the concepts of soft skills, on your part. Our guest is Ken Naigus, a renown educator & practitioner in strategy & soft skills.

The Hard Part of Digital Transformation is Organizational Change

As Digital Transformation efforts sweep across Government & Corporate America, enterprises find results of Digital Transformation efforts are much less than expected. The difficulty is analyzing the organization & how it needs to function. This is more than looking at an org chart & "looking" for inefficiencies.
The "traditional" organization chart tells very little about how the organization actually functions. We describe innovative techniques to address Organizational Transformation.

Moving from the Internet Age to the Information Age: Part 3

We complete our discussion on understanding 12 attributes of the Industrial Age, the Internet Age, and the movement to the next age – the Information Age. Each of these attributes will have a profound impact on all aspects of businesses and technologies. Beginning the planning of your organization’s opportunities in the Information Age next Monday morning is in order!

Moving from the Internet Age to the Information Age: Part 2

We continue our discussion on understanding 12 attributes of the Industrial Age, the Internet Age, and the movement to the next age – the Information Age. Each of these attributes will have a profound impact on all aspects of businesses and technologies. Beginning the planning of your organization’s opportunities in the Information Age next Monday morning is in order!

Moving from the Internet Age to the Information Age

We provide an understanding of 12 attributes of the Industrial Age, the Internet Age, and the movement to the next age – the Information Age. Each of these attributes will have a profound impact on all aspects of businesses and technologies. Beginning the planning of your organization’s opportunities in the Information Age next Monday morning is in order!

Setting the Stage for the 2020 Enterprise and Beyond

This show is about sorting through the internet-driven advice madness that exists in business today. We provide practice-based insights in business transformation, organizational transformation, and technology transformation, based on real world practices.
Our philosophy is to provide the audience with insights that can provide true value to organizations and individuals that face today’s and tomorrow’s competitive pressures, and provide a usable takeaway from each broadcast.

Data Driven Marketing – the Key to Digital Transformation

Technology changed the way companies deliver their marketing message but not its basic marketing principles. Customer data is the most valuable asset a company has and they se reviews as a way of deciding which company to do business with. Data and customer information allow companies to hyper-target their marketing message. And, underlying all of this is a concern for privacy.
Clark Keller, of Data Driven Marketing, gives us unique insights into marketing in the digital age.

Distance Learning – The New Normal?

We speak with three college students, from 3 different universities, about their experiences with the change to Distance Learning as a result of the current pandemic.
School closures led educational institutions to scramble to move instruction to an online format. We get insights from real students on this new reality.
Topics include basic education topics, food, housing, money, learning access, feedback, social interactions, and the “new” academic life.