Mr. CIO Meets the Interns

My company has started a new program to get our interns oriented to process and provide relevant information about various departments. It is called “Jumpstart”.  The goal is to give all our interns a flavor and/or in depth knowledge of various “things” they should know to work effectively. Most firms just throw their interns into [...]

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Where Is Your Risk Assessment?

One of the few analyses that are overlooked in most IT departments is a comprehensive risk assessment. A risk assessment should identify, analyze, and weigh all the potential risks, threats and hazards to a company’s internal and external business environment.  The process of identifying risks/threats, probability of occurrence, the vulnerability to each risk/threat and the [...]

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CIO Blogs for January 2011

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 [...]

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“Talk amongst yourselves…”

It’s funny; the hardest thing I do during my day is manage staff. It encompasses the bulk of my time and is where most of my energy is spent. As I transition the department, from what it was to what it should be. I am encountering some bad practices.  One of the bad habits that [...]

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Keeping Your Staff Engaged

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 [...]

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To Delegate, Or Not To Delegate: That Is The Question

Delegation is the hardest skill for any manager to learn. “If I delegate, things will be out of my control. I don’t want mistakes. I can do it all myself. It is easier to do it myself then explain it to someone else.”   Fear can be a hindrance for managers to effectively delegate. But it [...]

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