Category: Articles
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Hunter Muller Predicts: Virus Outbreak Will Lead to Greater Resiliency in Global Supply Chains
The death toll from the coronavirus continues to climb, serving as a clear reminder of our truly interconnected and rapidly evolving global economy. From an economic perspective, we have become one giant family. When a member of the family becomes ill, we all experience the consequences. For technology executives and decision makers, the global economy…
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HMG Tech News Digest February 7
China to Cut Tariffs by Roughly 50 Percent; Economic Impact of Coronavirus Remains Unclear China has announced that it would soon reduce retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. imports. In related news, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he isn’t overly worried about the coronavirus having a negative effect on the pending “phase…
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Keeping Innovation Programs Vibrant
One of the challenges encountered by executives involved with innovation programs at their companies is how to keep them sustainable. In addition to other interests that are competing for attention within the organization, other impediments to innovation initiatives include cultural barriers such as bureaucracy. These obstacles help explain why 94% of executives are dissatisfied with…
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Eye on Silicon Valley: Where Innovation Never Sleeps
Companies succeed in different markets for a variety of reasons. Some companies are known for their products or services and others differentiate themselves through the customer experiences they deliver. But in today’s era of disruption, what truly separates industry leaders from the rest of the pack is their commitment to innovation. While there are different…
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Hunter Muller Predicts: Tech Will Remain Primary Driving Force in Global Economic Growth and Continuing Prosperity
There was no shortage of news last week, but here’s an item that caught my eye: “The U.S. economy grew 2.1% in the fourth quarter, closing out a year in which gross domestic product decelerated to its slowest pace in three years amid a continuing drag in business investment,” writes Jeff Cox of CNBC. As…
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The IoT Security Blindspot
For years, security teams have worried about new or unauthorized devices connecting to the corporate network. First it was laptops in the 80s, then smartphones in the 90s, but it wasn’t until the mid-2000s that security teams began to see where things were headed: a world that is increasingly dominated by “smart” devices that attach…
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Remembering Clayton Christensen, Guru of Disruption and Globally Respected Thought Leader of Modern Business Strategy
Clayton Christensen, the Harvard professor who elevated disruption into a fundamental force of modern business strategy, died last week in Boston. He was 67 and had been battling cancer. It’s virtually impossible to overstate the impact of Christensen’s research and published works. For many years, it seemed as though every organization’s business strategy included at…
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HMG Tech News Digest January 31
Tesla Shares Soared; Market Reacts to Coronavirus Strong earnings drove Tesla stock to new heights this week, continuing the carmaker’s rally. Tesla’s fourth-quarter results beat expectations, and its stock rocketed 13% on the news after hours, according to CNBC. Tesla CEO Elon Musk shot back at analysts, telling one that “a lot of the retail…
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Eye on Phoenix: CIO Leadership: Reimagining the Future State Business with the CEO and the C-suite
Business disruption is widespread and persistent. According to an Accenture study, nearly three-quarters (72%) of industry sectors experienced an increase in disruption over the past eight years, leaving $41 trillion in enterprise value exposed to disruption today. Since most organizations are vulnerable to disruption, it’s imperative that CIOs and technology executives partner closely with the…
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Hunter Muller Predicts: Sustainability, Self-Care and Mindfulness Will Become Fundamental to Business Growth and Continuing Success in a Rapidly Transformational Global Economy
This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos offered an array of fascinating and potentially transformational alternatives to the standard textbook approach for achieving economic expansion and prosperity. Issues such as stakeholder capitalism, climate change and income inequality took center stage, and there seemed to be a genuine sense of urgency for devising new…