Category: Articles
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HMG Tech News Digest January 24
Davos Refocuses Attention on Technology as Strong Driver of Global Economic Growth and Essential Element in Fighting Climate Change This year’s edition of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos came to a close today, capping five days of presentations, speeches and conversations focused mostly on climate change and the role of technology as…
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Staying Ahead of the Game with Business Risk Intelligence
The 2019 CyberEdge Cyberthreat Defense Report paints a harsh picture of cybercrime. In a survey of more than 1,200 IT security decision makers and practitioners, 78% of respondents admitted to falling victim to a successful cyberattack, and nearly two-thirds said that future successful cyberattacks are inevitable. While pessimism and fear, uncertainty, and doubt are prevalent…
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Brian Cashman, SVP and GM, New York Yankees: Cultivating a Winning Culture
At HMG Strategy we’re studying world-class sports management to learn about building winning teams. Our friend Brian Cashman, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the New York Yankees joined us in New York last week to discuss what it takes to create a winning culture. At this exclusive (invite-only) HMG Strategy World Tour `Meet-and-Greet,’…
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Hunter Muller Predicts: Davos Will Regain Status as ‘Must-Attend’ Conference for Global Power Brokers and Technology Leaders
Today, the World Economic Forum will kick off its 50th annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a keynote speech in which he praised his administration’s strategy to improve the lives of workers through tariffs and tax cuts. “The policy, which has led to fierce trade battles with longtime economic partners like…
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Why China Produces No Meaningful Cyber Security Start-Ups
During the past four years, I cannot recall a single meaningful discussion with a cyber security start-up founded in China. And this is not for lack of trying. At TAG Cyber, we have no policy to avoid countries in our assessment of cyber security vendors. Despite this, I can report that I’ve found nothing interesting…
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HMG Tech News Digest January 17
Technology Industry Will Likely Benefit from China Trade Deal, But Uncertainty Remains “Phase One” of a potentially wider trade deal with China will probably bring some relief to U.S. technology providers, but many key questions remain unanswered. “The big win for the tech industry achieved through the deal includes stronger Chinese legal protections for American…
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CIO Leadership: HMG Strategy World Tour 2020 — Fostering a Winning Culture: An Exclusive Brian Cashman Event
Winning matters, and the road to success is always paved with strong convictions for teamwork, collaboration and a powerful dedication to lead, reimagine and reinvent the enterprise to execute world-class strategies. In an effort to learn about the components of a winning team, we’re studying world-class sports management strategies. Our friend Brian Cashman, Senior Vice…
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Hunter Muller Predicts: Cloud Wars Will Continue, with Microsoft Gaining Strength Across Enterprise Markets
Cloud computing has completely revolutionized the technology sector, enabling a new generation of incredible innovation and invention. When people talk about the competition between public cloud providers, there’s an underlying assumption that Amazon Web Services has already won the race. From my perspective, that’s a false belief. Yes, AWS leads in overall market revenue. But…
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HMG Tech News Digest January 10
Homeland Security: Stay Alert for Cyberattacks It appears that tensions between the U.S. and Iran have moderated since the attack last week that killed an Iranian general. As technology leaders, however, we must be mindful of the potential for retaliatory cyberattacks on various targets across our networks. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and…
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Why are Leaders Successful? – Leadership Maturity
In the previous blog posts, I discussed various aspects of the ‘whole person’ and the first 4 levels of Leadership Maturity. If you have not yet read those, please visit www.tonyleng.com, as this blog post builds on the previous ones. Maturity Level 5: Openness is the hallmark of an ML5 person. As I mentioned in…