Rawblog: Colin Powell
Colin Powell - SLA Opening Session, June 14, 2009
Brought his team of info professionals from National Defense University
State Department 2001 - Powell's staff was still using Wang computers
44K computers bought
Every desk in every embassy & office got a computer
Would do inspections of whether staff were actually using the computers
It's a transactional world, information flies at the speed of light
Recommendation:
Clay Shirky - Hear Comes Everybody
Cites:
Flash mobs (see clips on YouTube)
"I'm born analog, I got me a $59 converter, and now I'm digital ..."
Grandkids won't answer email, Powell has to text/Tweet them ...
"Who still uses bookmarks? I don't use bookmarks, it's all in Google"
What does Powell miss about being Secretary of State? His plane.
Like us mortals, Gen. Powell has been dog-sniffed and wanded at the airport ...
Role of leaders is to embue followers, the people who get things done, with a sense of purpose and demonstrate passion for the mission of an organization ...
Leaders also need to know how to prune an organization
Trust is the essence of success in an organization
Comments
Thank you so much for the information from Gen. Powell!
(And kids these days! E-mail is too old fashioned for them...)
Posted by: Chip Uni | June 14, 2009 09:35 PM