10 Most Influential BizTech Leaders of 2008
Should I be disappointed that no IBM executive shows up on the ‘10 Most Influential BizTech Leaders of 2008’ list? I know I was. But I’m not sure I should have been. Would it really be beneficial to Lotus Notes and the Lotus Notes community if someone from IBM showed up on the list because of their contribution to IBM servers or virtualization? I don’t even know what the criteria are to make this list. Yes, it’s a list of the ‘top 10 visionaries and executives (is that a contradiction in terms?) who made the biggest contributions for the year’. But beyond that, I have no idea how these visionaries were selected.
It was very interesting to me that Sprint was the only company on the 2007 list who did not make it on the 2008 list. Granted, the individuals are different from each of those companies. By the way, Sam Palmisano from IBM did make the “10 who didn’t make it” list. I guess that’s an honorable mention.
It makes a certain amount of sense to see some of the same companies repeat, but all but one seems a bit too much. I’m wondering if this is nothing more than a popularity contest. You know, the same criteria used to elect the high school prom queen. I hope not, but possible. Next year, be sure to get your fancy dresses on!
It was very interesting to me that Sprint was the only company on the 2007 list who did not make it on the 2008 list. Granted, the individuals are different from each of those companies. By the way, Sam Palmisano from IBM did make the “10 who didn’t make it” list. I guess that’s an honorable mention.
It makes a certain amount of sense to see some of the same companies repeat, but all but one seems a bit too much. I’m wondering if this is nothing more than a popularity contest. You know, the same criteria used to elect the high school prom queen. I hope not, but possible. Next year, be sure to get your fancy dresses on!
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