Swammi says...

(Yes, Joan, that one was for you!)



Today's class was all about how technology will shape the enterprise of the future. I must say that I like assignments about trying to predict the future about as much as ones to come up with something "innovative." (Thanks, Steve, for reminding the class about my lack of innovating skills!) But, that said, I think our group came up with some reasonable ideas.



Both of my classes today touched on how to manage change. In Managing the Strategy Process we discussed the case of Charlotte Beers arriving at Ogilvy and trying to turn the company around through clarifying the vision and providing direction. In IT today we talked about the need for businesses (and departments) to be proactive to change and flexible enough to adapt quickly. I'd like to think that I, personally, am able to manage change pretty well. Heck, I've changed jobs so many times since undergrad, I MUST be good at change, right? But at the same time, I recognize that I can also be set in my ways, especially when it comes to some issues with technology. (Case in point: how long it took me to get a digital camera and an iPod -- and just a Shuffle, no less.)



So, in an effort to be open to both change and technology, here are the technological advances that I plan to make before starting my consulting career at Deloitte:

1. Buy a DVR (because I can't miss Burn Notice, 24, The Office, The Closer, and Leverage just because I'm on the road)
2. Buy a Kindle (because I refuse to read work stuff while I'm on the plane)
3. Buy a real iPod instead of just the Shuffle

I've even started making my list of songs for my iPod...

Holly’s Happy Music
(a.k.a. songs that make me crank the radio up)

I Need a Lover Who Won’t Drive Me Crazy (John Cougar before he was Mellencamp)
She Moves in Mysterious Ways (U2)
Fly By Night (Rush)
Learning to Fly (Foo Fighters)
Inside Out (Eve 6)
Big Yellow Taxi (Counting Crows)
In Love with a Girl (Gavin DeGraw)
Brandy (Looking Glass)
What it Takes (Aerosmith)
Tempted (Squeeze)
Harder to Breathe (Maroon 5)
I Don’t Want to Be (Gavin DeGraw)
Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson or Alien Ant Farm)
So What – I’m a Rock Star (Pink)
Layla (Derek & the Dominos)