Giving others the mindset to Innovate
I was talking to our IT People, and learned what is really stopping our company from going Linux all the way is the Psychology and Inherent bias people quickly have when confronting something new and different.
Looking at the costs, the cost to train everyone to use Linux and the cost of support is almost 1M in savings cost of the savings from staying on MS. Looking at the future cost being Independent of Microsoft, this saving doubling every 4 years (the time for the software to depreciate). Then there is the savings of being to still keep outdated hardware working increasing the work life value of all the computers.
Suffice to say, there is very little excuse not to go Linux even in the Philippines.
Identifying the problem as primarily people's mindset, points out the solution lies in the leadership. The mark of a good leader is quality of taking people where they should if it is ultimately the best for them even if they don't want to.
Strange how New and Different things should be "signals" for people to explore, because it may yield results and is will always result in growth (even at failure). You really don't need everyone to have this mentality, you just need those that matter. Innovation cost, the value of a individual who pushes boundaries and borders is always put to a premium. In fact, you don't need to "sell" yourself or pitch yourself. If you got this firmly grasped you will just naturally grow and succeed anywhere you go. It will be noted in one's confidence, approach to problems, and attitude at work.
Looking at the costs, the cost to train everyone to use Linux and the cost of support is almost 1M in savings cost of the savings from staying on MS. Looking at the future cost being Independent of Microsoft, this saving doubling every 4 years (the time for the software to depreciate). Then there is the savings of being to still keep outdated hardware working increasing the work life value of all the computers.
Suffice to say, there is very little excuse not to go Linux even in the Philippines.
Identifying the problem as primarily people's mindset, points out the solution lies in the leadership. The mark of a good leader is quality of taking people where they should if it is ultimately the best for them even if they don't want to.
Strange how New and Different things should be "signals" for people to explore, because it may yield results and is will always result in growth (even at failure). You really don't need everyone to have this mentality, you just need those that matter. Innovation cost, the value of a individual who pushes boundaries and borders is always put to a premium. In fact, you don't need to "sell" yourself or pitch yourself. If you got this firmly grasped you will just naturally grow and succeed anywhere you go. It will be noted in one's confidence, approach to problems, and attitude at work.
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