Michael Dieckmann

Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, Florida Polytechnic University

[Kevin Flerlage @FlerlageKev]

This is INSANELY cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

This advice from McKinsey & Company in January 2018 on building agile organizations still wears well in the current pandemic environment and the emerging next normal: https://t.co/TwlY5RquuI.

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

As recession looms, it remains important for colleges and universities to continue their digital transformations, particularly in areas that will expand online services, enable remote work, solidify infrastructure, and obtain process/costs savings. See https://t.co/A2oy42a1dk

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

"Reach out to mission control for help," "be someone else's mission control support," "exercise in place," "take in the scenery when you're out," and other great advice from astronaut Mike Massimino who's had to "shelter in space" several times. https://t.co/bove6sIrx5

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

As professor Michael Lansing points out so eloquently, now that everything in life is disrupted, we truly see the reality of what disruption - an idea highly celebrated in business literature - means for the disrupted. https://t.co/zmtg0lmpXt

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

For HE institutions wishing to quickly assess the remote work and learning experiences of students, faculty and staff, ECAR has created a helpful DIY survey kit: https://t.co/6UZZ6bsuN8

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

Trust is vital in any team environment. Suddenly being thrust into remote work creates new trust maintenance requirements for teams, even those who already enjoyed a high-trust environment. See Roberto Torres' thoughts at https://t.co/ZQFCy5zjYt.

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

Kudos to all the higher education institutions and HR leaders that Allison Vaillancourt accurately portrays in her article: https://t.co/DIbEaNwzjt. And for the rest, perhaps it's time to consider her counsel ...

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

Chandra, Fishman and Melton offer a thoughtful detailed plan for how to get Americans back to work: https://t.co/xkDPa3yq3d. However, we have a ways to go yet before their proposed necessary conditions are met.

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

The current emergency "remote teaching" is not the same as high-quality online instruction. Institutions must begin considering the possibility that campuses might remain closed for Fall. See probing questions on this by Doug Lederman at https://t.co/0BmqMKefbg.

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

"Clear is kind, unclear is unkind." "Work-life balance" has given way to "pandemic security." Great thoughts on working and leading in a pandemic from Brad Judy: https://t.co/chXGW16SPb

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

Kudos to Duke University for setting the gold standard in providing resources to their community for continuing through the COVID-19 crisis. See https://t.co/218P7drUlp, https://t.co/hcnZhRMtCk, https://t.co/5ifYa7x6P8, and https://t.co/R0dhWUEZFp for a great model.

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

The pandemic reinforces (in a huge way!) the imperative for CIOs to build and enable flexible organizations. This requires not just appropriate digitalization of processes and the virtual workplace, but also fostering resilience in staff and colleagues. https://t.co/tiuRZT8klr

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

Probing analysis from McKinsey on the dual imperatives of saving both our lives and our livelihoods: https://t.co/DKmBd4M8WQ

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

Former CDC director Tom Frieden's commentary for CNN offers the best strategic summary for moving forward in a Covid-19 world that I've seen. https://t.co/il6IJmODpd

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

As everyone bands together in these times, it's great to see that higher education instructional designers are offering volunteer help to faculty suddenly thrown to online instruction via the Instructional Design Emergency Response Network. https://t.co/VxxLHcgfhf

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

Kudos to @Tableau Software for assembling a COVID-19 Data Hub with curated dashboards and trusted data sources. See https://t.co/1TulC3FLd0.

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

If Goldie Blumenstyk is correct (and I think she is), the coronavirus crisis may be the "black swan" event for higher education that finally cements adoption of both online teaching models and digital operations. For provocative reading see https://t.co/loNVcQvVJN.

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

CDC interim guidance on COVID-19 for college and university administrators is good resource for campus CIOs. https://t.co/MsnKA7BWE6

[Michael Dieckmann @mfdieckmann]

CIOs must be working rapidly to prepare their organizations for the impacts of coronavirus. This includes preparing to enable more remote work, and scaling ability to conduct business and operations digitally. For help see resources from Gartner. https://t.co/QTfPVvxnxr