{"id":188,"date":"2022-06-19T19:07:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T19:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2024-02-29T18:18:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T18:18:07","slug":"quotes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/about\/quotes","title":{"rendered":"Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e188-e1 m58-0 m58-1\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e188-e2 m58-9 m58-b m58-c\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e188-e3 m58-e\"><nav class=\"x-crumbs e188-e4 m58-f\" role=\"navigation\"><ol class=\"x-crumbs-list\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb Navigation\"><li class=\"x-crumbs-list-item\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a class=\"x-crumbs-link\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Thing\" itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/\" classes=\"x-crumbs-current\" title=\"You Are Here\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e188-e5 m58-0 m58-1\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e188-e6 m58-9 m58-a m58-b m58-d\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e188-e7 m58-e\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e8 m58-g m58-h m58-i m58-j m58-k m58-l m58-m\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Quotes<\/h1><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">He said what?<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e188-e9 m58-r\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e10 m58-s m58-t m58-u m58-v\"><p>For those looking for official quotes from Brent's books, speeches, presentations, newspapers, magazines, and other media sources, look no further. To ease your search here is a collection of official quotes you are free to use. Be sure to cite the source given. If no source is given you may cite BrentMesser.com. This is just a small sample of the most influential quotes.<\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e188-e11 m58-r\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e12 m58-h m58-i m58-j m58-l m58-n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Brent Messer's thoughts...<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e188-e13 m58-10\"><\/hr><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e188-e14 m58-11 m58-12\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#smartcities\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">On Smart Cities<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e188-e15 m58-12 m58-13\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#innovation\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">On Innovation<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e188-e16 m58-12 m58-14\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#leadership\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">On Broadband<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e188-e17 m58-12 m58-15\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#leadership\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">On Leadership<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e18 m58-s m58-t m58-u m58-w\"><a name=\"smartcities\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e188-e19 m58-0 m58-2\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e20 m58-16 m58-17 m58-18 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e21 m58-g m58-h m58-i m58-o m58-p m58-3 m58-4 m58-5 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Smart Cities <\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e22 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e23 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e24 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e25 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e26 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/consulting_alt.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"580\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e27 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e28 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e29 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e30 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cThe smartest cities aren\u2019t focused on technology alone, they are about creating more value for their citizens through every means possible.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e31 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">~ D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Value-Driven: CIOs Handbook for Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e32 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e33 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e34 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e35 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e36 m58-1m m58-1n m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_4005-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e37 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e38 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e39 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e40 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cI hate the term Smart Cities, but I haven\u2019t come up with anything better to displace it, yet.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e41 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">~ D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">North Carolina Local Government Information Systems Association. Fall Summit. Asheville, NC. - 2019<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e42 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e43 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e44 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e45 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e46 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e47 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>&ldquo;A city is isn\u2019t smart or dumb. In reality a city is never really complete, only getting smarter over time.&rdquo;<\/p><a name=\"innovation\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e48 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Value-Driven: CIOs Handbook for Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e49 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e50 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e51 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Business-Consulting.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e52 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e53 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e54 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e55 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e56 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e57 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>Those communities with the means will of course get smarter quicker than smaller communities but what is considered smart and cutting edge in a larger community may not be needed in a smaller more rural community.<\/p><a name=\"innovation\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e58 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">LinkedIn - July 2022<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e59 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e60 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e61 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Business-Consulting.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e188-e62 m58-0 m58-2\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e63 m58-16 m58-17 m58-18 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e64 m58-g m58-h m58-i m58-o m58-p m58-3 m58-4 m58-5 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Innovation<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e65 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e66 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e67 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e68 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e69 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2652-scaled.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e70 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e71 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e72 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e73 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cIf you want to innovate, you must be willing to fail.\u201d <\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e74 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">~ D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Enterprise IoT Summit. Austin, Tx. - 2017<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e75 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e76 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e77 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e78 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e79 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/consulting_alt.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"580\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e80 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e81 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e82 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e83 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cEven in the public sector, failure is an option! If failure is not an option for you then you are doomed to the status quo.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e84 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">~ D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Government CIO Leadership Conference, Bethesda, MD 2014<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e85 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e86 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e87 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e88 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e89 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e90 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cEven those who follow best practices and adapt well to changes, still fail.\u201d <\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e91 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Value-Driven: CIOs Handbook for Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e92 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e93 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e94 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mockup-SpecialEdtion-400px.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"233\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e95 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e96 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e97 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e98 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e99 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e100 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cAll innovative CIO\u2019s are in sales. They must constantly sell the value of what they are doing to those that hold the purse strings.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e101 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">CIO Leadership Conference, New York, NY. - 2016<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e102 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e103 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e104 m58-1m m58-1o m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image000000-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e105 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e106 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e107 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e108 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e109 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e110 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cThe desktop is dead! We now live in a mobile society. There will only be laptops and mobile computing devices in my city.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e111 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">State Scoop, 2016<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e112 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e113 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e114 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Messer_Brent.webp\" width=\"249\" height=\"250\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e115 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e116 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e117 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e118 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e119 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e120 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cIf you want to best prepare for a global disaster, you must be agile, mobile, and able to quickly adapt to changing conditions. Broadband and IoT play a large role in this.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e121 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Enterprise IoT Summit. Austin, TX. - 2017<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e122 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e123 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e124 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2637-scaled.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e125 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e126 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e127 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e128 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e129 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e130 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cIf you want to disrupt the status quo then solve problems most people don\u2019t yet know exist.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e131 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">University of Florida, 2003<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e132 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e133 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e134 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Brent-UFStudio-2003.jpeg\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e135 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e136 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e137 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e138 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e139 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e140 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>Because we [Chattanooga] are a smart city. We\u2019re an innovative city. We don\u2019t wait for other people to go out and try something first. We dive in head first and we try it out.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e141 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">State Scoop, 2017<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e142 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e143 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e144 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chattanooga.webp\" width=\"420\" height=\"219\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e145 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e146 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e147 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e148 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e149 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e150 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>Being a futurist is more than just predicting trends. You must see problems most people today don't know exist. To be a great futurist, solve those problems before they become problems.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e151 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Metropolitan Information Exchange (MIX) San Diego 2021<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e152 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e153 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e154 m58-1m m58-1p m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0483-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e155 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e156 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e157 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e158 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e159 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e160 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>Keeping the ship afloat is a good start. But if the ship never goes anywhere then it's just a museum.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e161 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Metropolitan Information Exchange (MIX), Milwaukee 2022<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e162 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e163 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e164 m58-1m m58-1p m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2205-scaled.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e165 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e166 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e167 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e168 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e169 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e170 m58-t m58-y m58-z\">\u201cGreat CIOs think about the correlation of IT to the organization like chess. If the King is the organization, then IT is the Queen, the most valuable piece in the strategy.\u201d<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e171 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">CIO Leadership Conference, New York, NY. - 2016<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e172 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e173 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e174 m58-1m m58-1o m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image000000-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e188-e175 m58-0 m58-2\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e176 m58-16 m58-17 m58-18 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e177 m58-g m58-h m58-i m58-o m58-p m58-3 m58-4 m58-5 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Broadband<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e178 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e179 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e180 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e181 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e182 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/warGames.webp\" width=\"370\" height=\"247\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e183 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e184 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e185 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e186 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cMunicipal ISP ownership guarantees that access to the network is equitable and affordable for all.\" <\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e187 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">~ D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Persons of Infrastructure. - 2022<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e188 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e189 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e190 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e191 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e192 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/consulting_alt.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"580\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e193 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e194 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e195 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e196 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cBroadband is no longer a privilege for those who can afford it, it is a required staple of modern life. No different than electricity or running water.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e197 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">~ D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Public Sector Network. -2020<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e198 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e199 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e200 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e201 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e202 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e203 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\"In the 1930s the New Deal brought electricity to the masses in rural areas (TVA and the Chickamauga dam as example). We are in the age of a similar commodity, broadband. It will also take the feds and local governments to bring broadband to the masses. I think it is apropos that both began right here in Chattanooga\"<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e204 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">LinkedIn - 2022<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e205 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e206 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e207 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chickamauga-dam.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"357\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e188-e208 m58-0 m58-2\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e209 m58-16 m58-17 m58-18 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e210 m58-g m58-h m58-i m58-o m58-p m58-3 m58-4 m58-5 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Leadership<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e211 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e212 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e213 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e214 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e215 m58-1m m58-1q m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2026-scaled.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e216 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e217 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e218 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e219 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cDemonstrate your openness and willingness to just be a decent human being who happens to be the one in charge, rather than the boss no one wants.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e220 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">~ D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Value-Driven: CIOs Handbook for Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e221 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e222 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e223 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e224 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e225 m58-1m m58-1r m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Messer-Headshot-Table-4-scaled-1.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e226 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e227 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e228 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e229 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cJust because you have the title doesn\u2019t mean you know everything that\u2019s best. Trust your staff to do their jobs.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e230 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">~ D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Government CIO Magazine. - 2015<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e231 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e232 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e233 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e234 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e235 m58-1m m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2652-scaled.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e236 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e237 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e238 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e239 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cIf you think you know everything there is to know in your field, you're either delusional or stupid.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e240 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Enterprise IoT Summit. Austin, TX. - 2017<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e241 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e242 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e243 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e244 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e245 m58-1m m58-1s m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2604-2-scaled.jpg\" width=\"961\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e246 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e247 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e248 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e249 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cIt\u2019s not rocket surgery. If you think your staff constantly fail you, then it's really you who are failing your staff.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e250 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">North Carolina Local Government Information Systems Association. Fall Summit. Asheville, NC. - 2017<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e251 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e252 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e253 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e254 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e255 m58-1m m58-1t m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_4005-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e256 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e257 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e258 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e259 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>\u201cThe best leaders surround themselves with those who are as smart or smarter then they are.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e260 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">North Carolina Local Government Information Systems Association. Fall Summit. Asheville, NC. - 2019<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e261 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e262 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e263 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e264 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e265 m58-1m m58-1n m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2282-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e266 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e267 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e268 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e269 m58-t m58-y m58-z\">\u201cThe best leaders know what their weaknesses are and surround themselves with those whose strengths balance their weaknesses.\u201d<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e270 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">North Carolina Local Government Information Systems Association. Fall Summit. Asheville, NC. - 2019<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e271 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e272 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e273 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e274 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e275 m58-1m m58-1n m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2088.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e276 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e277 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e278 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e279 m58-t m58-y m58-z\">\u201cThe best leaders know that recognizing they have weaknesses is not a weakness.\u201d<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e280 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">North Carolina Local Government Information Systems Association. Spring Summit. Willmington, NC. - 2012<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e281 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e282 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e283 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e284 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e285 m58-1m m58-1n m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DBMesser-11422-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e286 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e287 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e288 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e289 m58-t m58-y m58-z\">\u201cIf you don\u2019t own your failure, you will never see true success.\u201d<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e290 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Value-Driven: The CIOs Handbook for Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e291 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e292 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e293 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e294 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e295 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e296 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>The first step to creating any value in your organization as a CIO is to be a good leader.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e297 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Value-Driven: The CIOs Handbook for Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e298 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e299 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e300 m58-1m m58-1p m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brent-Code-On-scaled.jpg\" width=\"961\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e301 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e302 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e303 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e304 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e305 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e306 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>In matters of inheriting staff you did not hire, to that, I say, trust them until you can't trust them.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e307 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Value-Driven: The CIOs Handbook for Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e308 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e309 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e310 m58-1m m58-1u m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2190-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e311 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e312 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e313 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e314 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e315 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e316 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>With regards to your staff: If you want them to follow you into whatever and wherever you need them to trust and respect you, which starts with you trusting and respecting them.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e317 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Value-Driven: The CIOs Handbook for Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e318 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e319 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e320 m58-1m m58-1v m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Messer-Headshot-Action-3.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"864\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e321 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e322 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e323 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e324 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e325 m58-1m m58-1n m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2088.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e326 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e327 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e328 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e329 m58-t m58-y m58-z\">\u201cSome say perception is reality, but in fact, perception is someone's skewed sense of reality.\u201d<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e330 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">North Carolina Local Government Information Systems Association. Spring Summit. Willmington, NC. - 2012<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e331 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e332 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e333 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e334 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e335 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e336 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>Always surround yourself with the smartest people you can find.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e337 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Value-Driven: The CIOs Handbook for Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e338 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e339 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e340 m58-1m m58-1w m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MIX2021-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e188-e341 m58-16 m58-19 m58-1a m58-1c m58-1d m58-1e\"><div class=\"x-grid e188-e342 m58-1i\"><div class=\"x-cell e188-e343 m58-1k m58-1l m58-4 m58-5 m58-8 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e344 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1a m58-1b m58-1e m58-1g m58-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e345 m58-s m58-t m58-w m58-x m58-y\">&ldquo;<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e188-e346 m58-t m58-y m58-z\"><p>What we do in government isn't always glamorous. In fact, it rarely ever is.<br \/>\nBut it is never-the-less critical to the future of society and has a tremendous impact that can be either good or bad. It's up to us to decide which that is.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e188-e347 m58-h m58-l m58-m m58-p m58-q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">D. Brent Messer<\/span><span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\"><p>IdeaScale Zoom Webinar<br \/>\n29 Feb 2024<\/p><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e188-e348 m58-1j m58-1k m58-6\"><div class=\"x-div e188-e349 m58-16 m58-17 m58-1d m58-1e m58-1f m58-1g\"><span class=\"x-image e188-e350 m58-1m m58-1w m58-4 m58-7 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brentmesser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_2026-scaled.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HomeQuotesHe said what?For those looking for official quotes from Brent&#8217;s books, speeches, presentations, newspapers, magazines, and other media sources, look no further. 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