Faisal Hoque is an internationally known entrepreneur, and author, and the Founder and CEO of BTM Corporation (Business Technology Management Corporation). For his commitment to business technology convergence, CIO Quarterly magazine designated him, ‘Mr. Convergence’. In May 2008, the editors of Ziff Davis Enterprise named him as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Technology for conceiving and developing Business Technology Management (BTM), helping organizations transform into ‘whole-brained enterprises'.

Two of his previous books, Sustained Innovation and Winning the 3-Legged Race, were included in the “Top 5 Transformation Books” of the last few years, while Sustained Innovation also ranked in CIO Insight magazine’s “Editor’s Picks: The 10 Best Business Books of 2007”. A former senior executive at General Electric (GE) and other multi-nationals, he built his first commercial business technology product at the age of 19 while studying at the University of Minnesota. A native of Bangladesh, Hoque recently further dedicated his attention to those less fortunate by establishing BTM Agrim in an effort to develop innovative social business models. He has written numerous articles and papers for such publications as BusinessWeek, The Economist, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Baseline, and CIO Magazine, and is a frequent public speaker.

Audio Video Clips

Webcast: Achieve Business Agility
An InformationWeek Editorial Perspectives Webcast

Video: Peak Performance
Whole Brained Enterprise for Convergence, Agility, Innovation

Audio: Compassionate Capitalist - Talk Radio Podcast
Entrepreneur Interview with Faisal Hoque

Video: Straight Talk
BTM and Cloud Computing for the Enterprise

Video: The 2009 Global CIO Executive Summit
Managing Innovation, Agility and Growth in Today's Economy Clips of Faisal Hoque speaking at the 2009 Global CIO Summit

Video: Perspectives on Social Business
Role of Technology, the Middleclass, and Management for the Next Generation

2009 Video Interview: Global CIO Executive Summit
Hoque's Interview with Kimberly-Clark VP and CIO Ramon Baez

Video: Perspectives on Entrepreneurship
Journey of an Entrepreneur

EnterpriseLeadership.org Podcast Interview
Move from Alignment to Convergence Benefits the Bottom Line

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Weekend Blogs

A Lesson Well Worth Savoring
"It’s not necessarily new technologies themselves that always dazzle, but rather the way they are applied. When done so with nuance, they can challenge and change our understanding of ideas that have long been taken for granted." - Jesse Ellison

Corridors of Carbondale
"Hey, don’t let anyone tell you, you can’t do something. Not even me, alright? You got a dream, you got to protect it! People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period!"

A Night At The Hakuba Village
"And it was that time of the day when all the promises of the day are upon you in the faint radiant glow of dawn. The beauty and grace of a place like this can never be truly described in words."

Living With Courage
"Sometimes from struggles come opportunities to learn and grow...Let us be brave at this time of our crisis and the universe will guide us to a better place!"

Henro - The Traveling Monk
"The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience. Patience means restraining one's inclinations." - Toshogu

An Entrepreneur's Journey
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body. But rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Whoo, what a ride!’" – Unknown

Old Marketplace in San Remo
A couple of weeks ago, I went to keynote a conference in Monte Carlo-Monaco. Well known for its Formula One Grand Prix, it is the home of Prince Albert, Rainier's heir...

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Columns & Articles

Are You Enabling an Agile Business?
Business leaders often use agility to describe their business plans and strategic initiatives, but it’s often little more than just a vision.

The Power of Convergence
One sign of a converged company is that the people making decisions on business and technology are the same people - they are conversant in both.

Surviving the Intersection of Technology, the Economy and Business
Those who believed they were immune quickly learned that this economic tsunami was more than they could overcome. We who remain look in the mirror and wonder if we are next.

Healthcare: A Nation of Luddites - A Management and Information Perspective
You would never put up with anything as inefficient as the US healthcare system in your own organization. Maybe we should apply some of the principles you use to the problem.

Overcoming the Barriers to Operational Efficiency
Today’s enterprises need managment tools to make sense of the technology, to rationalize investment decisions so that they are centered in operational excellence.

The Speed of Business Today
Constant change is the new dynamic of the global economy, making agility more necessary than ever.

Beyond Alignment: Organizing and Governing for Performance
An enterprise setting out to improve the way it manages business technology must realize that changing its governance and the organization will require time and attention.

Becoming Better Business-Technology Leaders
The changes required to get a company in fighting shape will be the responsibility of every leader, no matter his or her function or level.

Make the Bad Times Work for You
Some of the most famous products, brands, and companies in the history of business were launched during bad economic times.

Will It Be Change, or Just Hope?
The technology challenges President-Elect Barack Obama faces are similar to the ones CEOs grapple with every day. How will he handle them?

Financial Meltdown: A Management Perspective
The failures of Wall Street, government agencies and financial institutions to police themselves begs the question: Do governance, business ethics and business models need to be redefined?

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