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Drool, Britannia? Is the UK Failing the Cloud?

By Roger Strukhoff

Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud. We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.

Jan. 8, 2012 11:38 AM EST

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There’s a big void in CXO thinking these days. Grey matter that is truly grey. Thinking that is sometimes boring and totally uninspiring.

Having been an executive coach for a number of years, I’ve seen up close and personal the mental workings and machinations of many Fortune 500 leaders. Cool, innovative, kick-ass thinking. But lately, what I’ve heard in the public forum is pretty depressing blah blah stuff. It’s doom and gloom like, “There’s a great deal of uncertainty among our customers.” DUH! Or how about the executive who says, “The economic situation is pretty dire” Talk about depressing!

Inspiring CEO Thinking

Note to CEOs: cardinal rule of being a CXO is that true leaders are inspiring and motivating. They raise our spirits, not raise our hackles. They find ways to drive our ambitions, not drive us to happy hour at 3pm. They look for ways to innovate, not ways to state the obvious again and again. Think inspiration.

Case in point, our new Chief Technology Officer, Vivek Kundra.

Mr. Kundra has said, “Why is it that we can’t innovate...one of the biggest problems in the federal government is that process has trumped outcome...nobody is thinking about innovation and how to drive change in government.’

All Executives: Inspire or Shut Up!

Spot on! Innovation and change—you just can’t say these words enough these days. But it's not just those words, it's the attitude of inspiration and "let's get it done" that makes Kundra's comments noteworthy,

So all Denizens of the C Suite, if you can’t let optimism shine through, then shut up! Take a page out of the West Wing’s playbook, and start saying, “Yes, we can”!

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About Loraine Antrim
Loraine Antrim is co-founder of Core Ideas Communication, a communications consulting agency focused on presentation development and media training for C-suite executives. Core Ideas enables executives to package and communicate relevant and compelling messages in their presentations and interviews. Loraine's expertise is killing butterflies. You know, butterflies: the feeling in your stomach before you have to present or speak in public. Loraine works with executives to create a powerful story, memorable messages and an authentic delivery style. Confidence kicks in, and butterflies scatter. Nice work killing butterflies! You can contact Loraine at: manager at coreideas.com