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If You Can’t Disrupt, You Won’t Innovate
Innovation is disruptive. The three Merriam-Webster definitions of “disrupt” are “to break apart,” “to throw into disorder” and “to interrupt the normal course or unity of something.” It’s number three that matters. Change is a measure of progress; the stronger the disruption the greater the possibility of improvement. When the Internet was introduced as a…
Is There a Leader in the House?
In my recent talks at university business schools, professional organizations and conferences, I have been promoting the concept that the world is changing—becoming highly distributed, global, collaborative, open and participatory—and that the legacy notions of corporate leadership are fading away. We are entering a world defined and measured by the influence of your actions and…
Where Were the Boards?
I have and continue to serve on several for-profit, commercial boards and not-for-profit boards for more than 12 years. Let’s remember the key premise of boards: unbiased, external oversight bodies charged with acting in the best interest of the organization and its stakeholders. Right. Then we have reality. Board members are not supposed to have…
Let’s put the “Venture” back in Venture Capitolist!
Venture capitalists, angel investors, and other seekers of opportunity are why we have a healthy culture of investing in innovation and embracing disruption. About 25 years ago, sitting at the San Jose airport, I met a man who turned out to be one of Silicon Valley’s pioneer VCs: Bill Draper. I was impressed with Bill,…
Disrupt—Innovate—Lead…
It is with great pleasure that today we launch the Linda Bernardi website and blog. I look forward to connecting and communicating with you regarding technology, strategy, investment, leadership and more… In building this site, my collaborators and I came up with a tagline that…
So, what do we really see when we look under the Clouds???
Cloud computing has enabled many of the advantages such as economies of scale, reducing costs and improving operational efficiencies. These benefits are only the tip of the iceberg. The “big win” of cloud computing, is that we can now conduct computing in a truly ‘distributed’ manner. So, why is this exciting and/or important?…