Intellyx BrainBlog for StackState by Charles Araujo
My team was not happy with me.
I had just convened a meeting of my direct reports — and the managers that reported to them — to deliver the news personally. “No more new tools,” I told them. “We have everything we need to do our job. Our environment just doesn’t change that fast. So stop bringing me requests for new tools. The answer is no.” It was unquestionably the right call at the time, but today, it would be laughable. Almost twenty-five years 
ago, my statement that our environment was relatively static and that we had everything we needed was true — even being one of the most progressive and technology-forward healthcare organizations in the country.
Today, however, I could never imagine making such a statement. The technology is simply changing too fast, and the stakes are rising too high. There is no such thing as a “static” environment any longer.
As a business or IT leader, you now need to always be on the lookout for something that can give you a leg up — an advantage in a rapidly changing world. And when it comes to managing your technology stack, you can find that advantage in an old adage: the best offense is a good defense.
