"Vader, release him" - Do Your Executive Meetings Resemble This Classic Star Wars Scene?








Many problems illustrated in this one 2-minute scene


  • Meeting power moves - A key influencer (Vader and the General) arrive late and take over the meeting

  • Managing business units -  "The imperial center will no longer be of any concern to us" - We "quieted" the remote business units and the rank/file so that we can deploy our corporate mission without resistance.

Vader - Release Him
  • Managing Employees - "Fear will keep the local systems in line" - The ways of an "empire" versus empowered organizations.

  • On Intellectual Property - "If the rebels have obtained a complete plan of this battle station, they might find a weakness" - In today's digital world, best to assume that your competition has a pretty good idea of how to reverse engineer your product/service or exploit its weaknesses.

  • Disruptive Competition - "This station is the ultimate power in the universe" - False belief that your business, product, or service cannot be disrupted.

  • Legacy vs. Digital - "The technological terror you constructed is insignificant next to the power of the force" - Enterprises combating legacy methodologies versus new technologies.

  • On ROI - "I find your lack of faith disturbing" - My investment has a longer term ROI.

  • Executive Relationships - "Vader, release him" - So when your colleague throws you under the bus, will there be someone there to aid you?

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About Isaac Sacolick

Isaac Sacolick is President of StarCIO, a technology leadership company that guides organizations on building digital transformation core competencies. He is the author of Digital Trailblazer and the Amazon bestseller Driving Digital and speaks about agile planning, devops, data science, product management, and other digital transformation best practices. Sacolick is a recognized top social CIO, a digital transformation influencer, and has over 900 articles published at InfoWorld, CIO.com, his blog Social, Agile, and Transformation, and other sites. You can find him sharing new insights @NYIke on Twitter, his Driving Digital Standup YouTube channel, or during the Coffee with Digital Trailblazers.