Commentary

I remember having a conversation with a CIO a few months ago who complained that her business partners thought IT was free. The business would have a need, tell IT all about it, and then be relatively oblivious about the true costs of the technology...

The stage is set for a state Capitol debate over the future of the University of Wisconsin System, from its smallest two-year campus to its flagship research powerhouse in Madison. Here’s hoping the debate is an honest effort to improve the performance, accessibility and accountability...

Do some executives really believe it is possible to respond to digital disruption by splitting their organizations in half? The executives who segregate digital from their legacy are doing exactly that. Two decades ago many tried the same technique in response to eCommerce. It...

Sponsorship is one of the paradoxes of digital transformation. On one hand digital democratizes information, technology and solutions creating bottom up solutions. On the other, those solutions require strong sponsorship to overcome internal inertia. So what is it to be, bottom up or top down....

When I hike a mountain with many paths, I need a map, signposts, or, even better, a guide. Surrounded by too many choices, many leading in the wrong direction, I easily get lost. I need what my talented friend Cricket Redman of Cricket Design...

It's hard to find someone who cares more about the economic vibrancy of the Milwaukee area than Tom Schuster, a seasoned corporate executive and turnaround expert who is now the managing general partner for the Wisconsin Super Angel Fund. That doesn't mean Schuster is above expressing...

Meaningful use. Two words of towering importance that now remind every hospital administrator, CFO and medical group CEO that they must comply with newly promulgated regulations from federal HIPAA and HITECH legislation., or risk forfeiting funds previously received from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid...

Entrepreneurs live in the future. If you expect to innovate and grow, you have to. But if you're growing a business, the vast majority of your time is likely spent on countless tedious tasks in the present. So, how do you keep your eye on...