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[01:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krgt1x6e
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[01:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	"@Js. You say IBM is still innovating around consulting. PLEASE name it. I would love to hear what innovation is coming out of the division that has 2/3rds of the employees and continues to fail to contribute to cash flow or to even grow above inflation.
[01:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	Gerstner brought IBM to the consulting party when they were few competitors and a great need as year 2000 was approaching and most of the major Fortune 500 were restructuring their ERP and CRM systems (yep they needed help, and consulting filled the void). Sam doubled down on consulting ignoring all of the other divisions of IBM. Consulting became stale and the ignored divisions became quasi irrelevant vs competitors. This was a ma
[01:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	jor mistake, and cost IBM innovation in the HW and SW departments. Ginni then doubled down again on Consulting while continuing to ignore everything else, which was a disaster for IBM (just look at GTS under her). Consulting became bloated, while every competitor in HW and SW surpassed IBM. By the time AK arrived on the scene he inherited an outdated and bloated consulting division along with an ignored HW and SW division. Has he t
[01:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	urned the ship? Absolutely. BUT the damage done was far more extensive then his improvements, and he needs to double down on restructuring Consulting along with investing in HW and SW innovation. Ginni has tied his hands in that IBM had to pick a HW winner (Enterprise) and abandon everything else (scaleout). Ginni also left him behind the eightball in that the labs within IBM were shelf bare and as such he has had to BUY SW innovat
[01:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	ion. So I again ask you PLEASE tell me what innovation Consulting is delivering"
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