The Big Themes:

• If you’re a CEO, CFO, CIO, or board member – how “natural” and “normal” are your video meetings? Some suggestions on excellent and inexpensive gear to optimize effectiveness of video meetings.

• You wouldn’t fly on a cropduster to meet a big client in person—so don’t use crappy video/audio gear to meet them online.

• Embrace the OODA Loop: fighter pilot Colonel John Boyd invented the notion of an OODA loop – we Observe, we Orient, we Decide, we Act. That’s an ideal model for today’s sense-and-respond world.

• As budget season approaches, some helpful hints on how to strategically set IT budgets to align with our always-on digital world.

The Big Quote:

“So over the years, I've amassed a whole bunch of toys that helped me work in what used to be airports. I remember airports.”

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