Have you ever wanted to know what a CIO’s interview is like? Meridith Levinson wrote a great article on CIO.com on how to ace a CIO job interview. This is a must read for CIOs or aspiring CIOs. http://www.cio.com/article/679013/How_to_Ace_a_CIO_Job_Interview?page=1&taxonomyId=3123
Archive for the ‘CIO Jobs’ Category
CIO.com – How to Ace a CIO Job Interview
Posted in CIO, CIO Jobs, CIO/CTO, tagged CIO, cio interviews, CIO role, job, job hunt, job search, jobs on April 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
CIO Blogs for January 2011
Posted in C-Level Executives, Career, CIO, CIO Jobs, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Life and Technology, Management, tagged Alignment, CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, communication, corporate innovation, corporate politics, culture, executive, executive search, IT, IT executive, IT Management, IT Process, leader, Leadership, leadership style, Management, Project Management, the boss on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Better Communication: Technology Isn’t Always The Best Solution by Mike Schaffner CIO as General Manager? by Mark Brewer Can a CIO be successful without IT experience? Define your terms! by Peter Kretzman Four Models for success for the CTO / CIO- CTOVision by Eric Brown Why CIOs Need Management Power Maps To Get Anything Done [...]
CIO Blogs for September 2010
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO Jobs, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Life and Technology, Management, tagged Alignment, CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, executive, IT, IT executive, IT Management, IT Process, leader, leadership style, Management, technology on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Technology to the rescue! (or not) by Don Lewis What’s wrong with today’s IT? by Eric D. Brown Why IT Must Embrace Facebook, Twitter, iPhone by Mike Schaffner Another variation for the CIO (Chief Imagination Officer) by Oh I See (CIO Inverted) 100 Days as CIO; A Retrospective by Isaac Sacolick Why Do None Of The [...]
CIO Blogs from August 2010
Posted in C-Level Executives, Career, CIO, CIO Jobs, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Management, tagged Alignment, CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, corporate innovation, corporate politics, CTO, culture, executive, IT, IT executive, leader, Leadership, leadership style on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Becoming a CIO – Current Thinking for IT Leaders by Scott Booher Countering a disturbing bandwagon: rich vs. poor IT organizations by Peter Kretzman The diminishing role of IT and the CIO(?) by Eric D. Brown Strategic or Operational, the choice is yours! by Oh I See (CIO Inverted)
Back on the Line
Posted in CIO Jobs, tagged careers, executive search, job, job hunt, job search, jobs, Laid Off on August 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I have hit my 6 month anniversary of being back at work. I feel like the last year and half is a distant memory. I look back on my time out of work as a time of inner reflection about who I am and what I want from my career and life. While I don’t [...]
Wanted: CIO
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO Jobs, Leadership, Management, tagged Career, CIO, CIO job function, CIO Leader, CIO requirements, CIO role, executive, IT executive, leader, Leadership, technology on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JOB OVERVIEW: The CIO for an organization oversees and sets direction for the organization’s information systems function. Establishes overall strategy and vision for information systems design and development, systems planning, programming, operations, networks, data warehousing, architecture, data processing, data security, data recovery, systems support, and analysis. Coordinates, facilitates and consults with various departments on information [...]
Blogs for November 2009
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO Jobs, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, tagged CIO, culture, executive, IT, IT executive, IT Management, IT Process, leader, Leadership, leadership style, network, Project Management on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some blog postings that I found interesting this month: Managing against the tide by Lui Sieh Support your CIO! by Ade McCormack Rules of IT are Changing by Mark Brewer Fits and starts: staying “tech savvy” as a CIO by Peter Kretzman Healthcare Reform and the Reliance on IT by Don Lewis Consultants and the [...]
Keeping Your Staff Engaged
Posted in C-Level Executives, Career, CIO, CIO Jobs, CIO/CTO, Leadership, tagged CIO Leader, communication, engage, executive, leader, Leadership, leadership style, recession, refocus on September 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In today’s dismal job market, where layoffs are a frequent occurrence and employees are doing more with less, everyone seems to be in survival mode. Today’s workforce has been wounded and suffers from severe battle fatigue. How is a manager supposed to keep his/her staff motivated and engaged in today’s harsh environment? There should be [...]
Blogs for September 2009
Posted in C-Level Executives, Career, CIO, CIO Jobs, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Life and Technology, tagged Alignment, CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, corporate innovation, CTO, culture, IT, IT Management, leader, Leadership, leadership style, Project Management, strategic, technology on September 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here are some blog posting that I found interesting this month: Cultural challenges and challenging cultures by A Pai Mei Guy e-Skills: Beyond Buzzword Bingo by Ade McCormack I am not Google – an email rant by Will Weider 4 CIO Priorities for 2010 (slideshow) by Chris Curran When are you “ready”? by Don Lewis Agility and [...]
It’s OK to say, “I Don’t Know…”
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO Jobs, CIO/CTO, Leadership, tagged CIO, CxO, effective leader, executive, Leadership on August 11, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Executives throughout time have feared those three little words. How many of us can say we have used it? Why are we afraid? Is it our hubris? As CEOs, COOs, and CIOs we are aware of the need to earn and maintain the respect of our staff. The fear of admitting that we do not [...]
Coping
Posted in Career, CIO Jobs, Laid Off, tagged corporate life, depression, doubt, Family, inner reflection, inspiration, job loss, out-of-work, support group on August 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am starting to hear better news about the job market loosing up a bit for executives. In fact, in recent days I have been getting calls from recruiters. So there seems to be movement forward. One of the discussions that I have not written about is related to coping with being out-of-work. I started [...]
My Friday Post: Career Advice from Entourage’s Ari Gold
Posted in C-Level Executives, Career, CIO, CIO Jobs, Leadership, tagged Ari Gold, Career, careers, entourage, executive, HBO, job hunt, leader, Leadership, leadership style, ROI on July 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »
HBO’s Entourage is one of the best shows on television. Well written, well produced, and well acted. Kudos to HBO for putting quality entertainment on for us. This Sunday’s episode #69, “One Car, Two, Red Car, Blue Car” was another great episode. In this episode, superagent Ari Gold stood out for giving advice to the [...]




