The Calculus of IT

Mike and Nate are back!  We went to a bar near Mike's office and didn't get the best sound quality as we hoped but that's what it is.  In this episode, we asked the question - "How are we (and should…

Hi all - Mike and I will be taking a short break due to a massive amount of scheduling conflicts between now and mid-September.  We will be back with a kickass set of episodes for the Fall and should…

In episode 30, Nate and Mike ask the question "Why Intranet?" and then ask the question "Why not Intranet?" and then answer both.  It is a riveting discussion on the almighty Intranet's past, present…

Episode 29 is our first episode where we break away from reviewing the New IT Leader's Survival Guide (since we completed its review in episode 28) and switch to a topically focused podcast model whe…

Welcome to Episode 28!!  Mike Crispin and I take some time to discuss Training and Education in Years 2 and beyond.  The discussion ranges from measuring the effectiveness of training to incorporatin…

Holy crap we made it to Episode 27.  In this episode, Mike and I discuss how the relationship is going between the IT Leader and their trusty sidekick after Year 1 and, let's be honest, by the end of…

In Episode 26, Nate and Mike, along with returning special guest Kate Bosman, dive back into the realities of setting a positive employee experience and creating a data-rich employee lifecycle.  We t…

We are back again and are still pernicious AF.  As tonight is the 25th episode, we start by looking at what happened in technology 25 years ago...the list is pretty astonishing.  We also cover some A…

Wow what a fucking doozy this episode is.  Some might even go so far to say that it is pernicious AF.  We cover some AI stuff as usual and then dig right into Governance in Years 2 and 3 as a new IT …

For shits and giggles, I let Buzzsprout's GAI do the description for us this week.  :-)

Discover the charm of IT land's peculiarities and the sharp wit of tech leadership as we embark on this episode'…

In Episode 22, Mike and Nate continue the walkthrough of Year 2 for a new IT Leader resuming their discussion on budgeting and forecasting.  In this episode, we focus on the remaining four major impa…

In Episode 21, Mike and Nate take a wack at unstructured data becoming natively structured, some recent AI shenaniganery and, most importantly, begin the walkthrough of Year 2 for a new IT Leader.  T…

In episode 20, our fearless podcast hosts went on the road and managed to finagle their way into the BioIT World conference in Boston.  We recorded this live from the Kestra bar at the Omni hotel and…

In Episode 19, Mike and Nate wrap up the new IT Leader's first year.  It's been an awesome journey so far and we have dissected the first year into all of its necessary parts.  Reflecting on the firs…

In Episode 18, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 22 of the New IT Leader's Survival Guide. In this episode, we step off the EX train for a bit and focus on managing IT personnel performance. When it come…

Are you taking advantage of new technologies to maintain compliance in your systems with effective risk assessment? Listen to the latest episode of our podcast, where I participated in a conversation…

In Episode 17, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 18 of the IT Survival Guide.  In this episode, we continue our journey into the employee experience by looking deeply into training and education for your…

In Episode 16, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 17 of the IT Survival Guide.  This chapter is a deeper dive into Chapter 6 of the ITSG as we explore the nature of the partnership between the IT Leader a…

In Episode 15, Mike and Nate, along with special guest Kate Bosman, an expert in Employee Experience development, discuss Chapter 16 of the IT Survival Guide. While the chapter focuses on the Employe…

Mike and Nate at a bar.  AI, pirates, pirate conspiracies, Goonies 5, job interviews with horses, and shrimp.

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