From Donald Welch, NYU's VP for Information Technology and Global University CIO
A few decades ago I read a Harvard Business Review article that said the role of executives was to drive change. The article made the case that this was an executive’s only role. At the time I didn’t completely buy it. I thought of all the things I was doing to keep the organization functioning, […]
Earlier this month, I was invited to be a guest on the Illumination by Modern Campus podcast, hosted Amrit Ahluwalia, to discuss the importance of technology in higher ed and the strategic role CIOs can play in ensuring the right infrastructures and support systems are put in place and kept up-to-date. While IT is certainly here to […]
I read an article in the WSJ on Feb 2 by Yascha Mounk at Johns Hopkins titled, “You Don’t Have to Be a Jerk to Succeed.” Sorry, it is behind a paywall if you are not a subscriber. The article catalogs the characters in pop culture like Logan Roy, Dr. Gregory House, and Miranda Priestly, […]
A few weeks ago I attended the Campus Futures AI Conference, which brought higher ed leadership (IT and non-IT) and industry experts together to discuss the impact that AI can have on our campuses. I know AI continues to be of interest to many of you and have received Ask Me Anything requests to provide more info […]
A couple of thoughts on leadership. I was listening to a presentation about transformation and one of the speaker’s points was the leadership needed to transform. The speaker listed four qualities of exceptional leaders. These qualities align with my personal beliefs on leadership. Simplify complexity and operationalize it Drive ambition for the entire organization Play […]
Here we are at the start of a new semester. Savielly Tartakower was a Polish chess Grandmaster and his observation on the beginning of a chess match was, “The mistakes are all there waiting to be made.” A rather pessimistic view of a new beginning, but maybe appropriate for us. Much of IT is viewed […]
As you might know, my family are big University of Michigan sports fans and last week they won the National Championship. There is a lot that I admire about the team that led to its success. Michigan had good but not exceptional talent. This team was better than the sum of their parts. When I […]
We still have a little way to go before the end of the semester, but now is a great time to recognize the accomplishments of your team. Earlier this year, NYU IT conducted a Pulse Survey to gauge the satisfaction of NYU IT employees. One of the things the survey confirmed for us is the […]
Sorry for the Shakespearian rip off, but strategy means thinking to me. If it seems like I’ve mentioned cybersecurity a lot lately, it’s because I have. It’s always been important, but lately, that importance has been illustrated by a string of cyberattacks. In a way, they’ve been useful in reminding us that we can’t relax, […]
I mentioned this yesterday during the IT spotlight awards, but not all of you were there. Stop a minute and give yourself a pat on the back. We don’t do the research, but we support researchers and research across NYU.We are all part of the NYU team and it is great to be part of […]