As CIO, you should … Know when to try harder and when to walk away. (Being CIO means there will be days you will fail. It is part a part of the job.) Know who you can trust, who you can’t. (Politics plays an important role in our careers) Not to apologize for something that [...]
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5 Things Every CIO Should Know…
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO/CTO, tagged CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, leader, Leadership, leadership style, Management on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
CIO Blogs for July 2011
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Management, tagged Chief Information Officer, CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, corporate innovation, CTO, culture, executive, IT, IT executive, IT Management, IT Process, leader, Leadership, leadership style, Management, metrics, Project Management, technology on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Reinvent Your Training Methods by Chris Curran Available does not equal best by Eric D. Brown Transitioning IT from a technical focus to a business focus by IT BS Watch How to Kill Projects and Develop Agile Programs Part 1 by Isaac Sacolick Free Answers From Google On How CIOs Can Be Better Managers by [...]
The Envelope Rule
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Management, tagged CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, executive, leader, Leadership, leadership style, Management on June 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I think it sums up the challenges of being CIO nicely. First day on the job as the new CIO you notice 3 envelopes in the top drawer of your desk. The first envelope says “Open Me.” Inside is a note from your predecessor that provides insight on the organization, issues, culture, concerns, etc. You [...]
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 »
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
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 December 2010
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Life and Technology, Management, Random Thoughts, tagged 2011 IT predictions, 500 meetings, backups, CIO, CIO Leader, cio lessons, cio skills, holy grail of it, IT, IT executive, IT Management, IT Process, it projects, leader, leadership style, Management, Project Management, technology, wikileaks on December 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lessons from Old Backups by Mark Brewer Wikileaks Positive Side Effect for IT by Mike Schaffner Predictions 2011 by Peter Birley Holy Grail of IT, Operating Expense vs Capital Investment by Oh I See (CIO Inverted) One CIO’s “lessons learned” in managing others by Peter Kretzman Which IT project comes first – Legacy or Sexy? by [...]
CIO Blogs for November 2010
Posted in C-Level Executives, Career, CIO, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Life and Technology, Management, tagged Alignment, Chief Information Officer, CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, corporate innovation, executive, IT executive, IT Management, IT Process, leader, Leadership, leadership style, Management, Project Management, strategic, technology on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Creating a vision by Don Lewis One CIO’s “lessons learned” in managing others by Peter Kretzman Is Project Management a skill or a technique? by Eric D. Brown Selfishness and The Paradox of Emotional Intelligence by Andy Blumenthal
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)
The CIO as the Trailblazer? Maybe Not
Posted in CIO, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, tagged best in class, CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, innovators, out-of-box thinkers, thought-leaders, trailblazers on July 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Are you a trailblazer? Probably not. I don’t know many CIOs that are. Most of us are just average Joes and Janes keeping the lights on in the datacenter. I always like reading the industry rags when they interview all those cool technology leaders who seem to throw money at every cool tech on the [...]
CIO Blogs from June 2010
Posted in CIO, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Management, tagged Alignment, Chief Information Officer, CIO, corporate, corporate politics, executive, innovation, IT, IT executive, IT Process, leader, Leadership, Management, Project Management, role, style, technology on June 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The 9 Best Project Management Techniques You’re Not Using by Chris Curran IT tall tales and why they’re told, or, why I stopped going to conferences by Peter Kretzman Growing Pains by Don Lewis First 100 Days as CIO by Isaac Sacolick
CIO Blogs from January 2010
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Management, tagged Alignment, CIO, cio blogs, CIO budgets, CIO Leader, CIO predictions, CIO role, consultants, corporate innovation, goodbye CIO, human factors of IT, IT, IT budgets, IT executive, IT function, IT Management, IT planning, IT Process, leader, Leadership, leadership style, method CIO, pmo, The Net, Twitter, vendor negotiations on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A New Year, a New Decade. Here are links to blog postings that are worth reading this month: CIO: Don’t square up to the CFO by Ade McCormack Does the CIO Control IT Spending? by Chris Curran Must-read books on the human factors of IT — part 1, the 70s by Peter Kretzman Very funny, [...]
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