2004 CIO Management Politics 
Harvard Business Review
JULY 4, 2012
Weren't all cabinet hires just political decisions? What I discovered, much to my shock, was that at least in this one case, a governor wanted to make hiring decisions based not on politics, but on leadership talent. I nearly said no, because I thought it would be an exercise in futility. Regrets? " she asked incredulously? "No
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
Here, I will show how to identify and win over a suitable champion—the crucial sponsor who can help you navigate the labyrinth of opinion, prestige, and politics between you and the approval of your project. In this particular case, the decision-makers were a small group of IT professionals headed by Chris Matthews, the then-CIO of IBM.
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