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Business Strategy for Software Executives |
November 10, 2008 |
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The Trials of Today’s CEOAs CEOs look to effectively manage their companies in a challenging economic climate, their need for independent advice is greater than ever.By Ken Ross, ExpertCEO CEOs know: It is lonely at the top. The challenges of running a company, meeting investor expectations, managing employees, and communicating effectively with the board is no small task – even in the best of times. Today’s global financial crisis and domestic recession don’t make things easier. Our new poll shows that, indeed, CEOs are struggling as they guide their company’s through an unstable economy. The constant flow of business challenges greatly enhances the need for CEOs to get independent advice from peers and other experts outside their companies.
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IT Spending: 2009 Under the Knife
What IT Can Learn from Presidential Politics
Publish Your Perspective!SandHill.com wants your opinions. Send your thoughts on the enterprise software industry to SandHill.com editor, Maryann Jones Thompson (maryann@sandhill.com) and have your opinions published on our site. A Fine-Grained View of the Sources of GrowthThe authors of The Granularity of Growth explain why the best strategies begin with a precise understanding of market and product opportunities. Watch the interview in this feature from The McKinsey Quarterly. News Update: Yes IT CanObama's open-source approach sets a new stage for tech in America; plus SOA struggles, Symantec's whitelist, and hi-tech theft. Read these stories and more software news of the week in the latest SandHill.com Software News Summary. Poll: How’s Your Life?Sure, CEOs have it tough today but what about you? Compared to the rest of your career, how challenging is your job today? Last week, speculated on the degree to which their marketing organizations suffer from a relentless pursuit of perfection. More at SandHill.com:Silicon Valley startups are weathering the financial storm. Internal risk-assesment software maker Memento received $10 million. Microsoft says it won’t bid again for Yahoo. Siemens IT Solutions and Services named John E. Evers Jr. as president and CEO. Send us your feedback on this newsletter and the SandHill.com site. Parting Thought“Managers think about today. Leaders think about tomorrow.” Courtesy of Malcolm Kusher, The Kushner Group |
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The latest Goldman Sachs survey confirms a big contraction in technology expenditures for the fourth quarter and 2009. But analyst Sarah Friar says that the U.S. downturn won’t be extremely sharp and that software will hold up better than some segments. Read the topline findings in 
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