Comments on: Patience is a virtue, but only one http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/06/26/patience-is-a-virtue-but-only-one/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dennis Howlett http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/06/26/patience-is-a-virtue-but-only-one/comment-page-1/#comment-4926 Dennis Howlett Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:20:35 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3117#comment-4926 Thanks Rachel - thoughtful as always. IT makes me think of the parlous state of my profession which mirrors what you are saying. Paradoxically, my sense is that community can help restore confidence and rejuvenate reputation but as you say - it requires a dedication combined with attributes that are sorely lacking. Needless to say: 'I'm working on it.' Thanks Rachel – thoughtful as always. IT makes me think of the parlous state of my profession which mirrors what you are saying. Paradoxically, my sense is that community can help restore confidence and rejuvenate reputation but as you say – it requires a dedication combined with attributes that are sorely lacking. Needless to say: 'I'm working on it.'

]]> By: Rachel Happe http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/06/26/patience-is-a-virtue-but-only-one/comment-page-1/#comment-4925 Rachel Happe Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:03:48 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3117#comment-4925 This is a really interesting question to me - ultimately I think it boils down to leadership. Do senior managers have the spine/strength/vision to support something that they feel is the right thing to do through some potentially trying times? Unfortunately I think there is a general crisis in enterprise leadership in many companies where short term gains outweigh most other decisions and investments. Too many people are chasing the money and not the value creation...short term revenue is often easier to get than long term sustainable value. In the process it is gutting companies of their souls and creating a lot of bubbles....but that is a whole different rant :) Thanks for continuing the conversation Dennis - I think this will be a real issue for a lot of companies and one of the only ways to get around it at many companies is the sunk works type projects you are alluding to. Rachel This is a really interesting question to me – ultimately I think it boils down to leadership. Do senior managers have the spine/strength/vision to support something that they feel is the right thing to do through some potentially trying times?

Unfortunately I think there is a general crisis in enterprise leadership in many companies where short term gains outweigh most other decisions and investments. Too many people are chasing the money and not the value creation…short term revenue is often easier to get than long term sustainable value. In the process it is gutting companies of their souls and creating a lot of bubbles….but that is a whole different rant :)

Thanks for continuing the conversation Dennis – I think this will be a real issue for a lot of companies and one of the only ways to get around it at many companies is the sunk works type projects you are alluding to.

Rachel

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