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Lafayette Howell

Lafayette Howell

Birds and Cries for Mama

George Floyd’s painful cry for his mama rings wildly in my head. The feeling I have is the same feeling 10 minutes after a very loud…

May 31, 2020

May 31, 2020

Lafayette Howell

In One Word: The Case for “Alignment”

This week, I am focusing on the word, alignment. Alignment is a term people discuss and use in virtually every context of life. Alignment…

Apr 7, 2017

Apr 7, 2017

Lafayette Howell

Fracking, Scary Movies & Rocket Ships

If you presented an idea to invest $4.5 million with a 25X return, the clear majority of company executives would say yes — regardless of…

Mar 12, 2017

Fracking, Scary Movies & Rocket Ships

Mar 12, 2017

Lafayette Howell

The Choice to Business Relevance is a Hard One

In-depth redesigning of processes, tools, methods and ways of working from what already exists,

Aug 29, 2016

The Choice to Business Relevance is a Hard One

Aug 29, 2016

Lafayette Howell

In One Word: Behaviors that Prevent Companies from Realizing the Value of IT Investments

Periodically I will identify a term or phrase that conveys a problem confronting both business and IT leaders. This week, we are focusing…

May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

Lafayette Howell

Just Say No to An Apple Watch

Mar 20, 2015

Just Say No to An Apple Watch

Mar 20, 2015

Lafayette Howell

Why Most Big Companies are Afraid to Change

Each year, disappointment sets in with both my golfer friends and businesses all over the globe. Yet we obsess over trying to emulate the…

Mar 1, 2015

Mar 1, 2015

Lafayette Howell

Football, Hi-Tech, Business Model & Long-Term Value

This week, the Seattle Seahawks traded a star player with highly sought after skills to the New York Jets — his name is Percy Harvin. I was…

Oct 19, 2014

Oct 19, 2014

Lafayette Howell

Designing a Simple Experience

The idea of “personal API” for real people, not programmers

Mar 16, 2014

Designing a Simple Experience

Mar 16, 2014

Lafayette Howell

Lafayette Howell

I work with the world's largest organizations to inspire, shape and design their digital transformation journeys for Microsoft. My opinions & comments r mine.

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