Success Measurement #4 — Talent of the Team
Cloud, and the resulting innovation, has leveled the
playing field. No longer is supercomputing a luxury
for those who can afford the equipment. Tonight, a
bright entrepreneur will launch a data analytics
application on 10,000 cores to solve a bond trading
problem — and have a viable solution available to the
market the next day. The tools to do this are ubiqui-
tous and inexpensive, so everyone has access.
What makes the difference is the talent using the
tools. When the weapons are cheap, the battle is won
by the team that attracts and retains the best people.
The best people will not tolerate legacy processes
when there are organizations that offer a faster, more
satisfying work experience. The savvy Cloud Leader
knows that attracting, training and retaining good
people is the ONLY true competitive differentiation.
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Therefore, measuring the number of skilled cloud
practitioners in all domains should be the focus of
every Cloud Leader.
Engage your Learning and Development team early in
the program. Its members are eager to help and want
to bring relevant education to the organization.
Finally, keeping your trained people should be the
highest priority. This is where savvy Cloud Leaders
must really dig in and sharpen their leadership skills.
People want to follow good people, so if you are weak
in leadership skills, reach out and get help. Leader-
ship is a practice that can be improved. The quality of
your leadership will show