Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2014

In too many companies, IT leaders, relegated to their cost centers, are subordinate to other C-level executives. In other, more forward-looking companies, the situation is radically different. As a consequence, CIOs work on go-to-market strategies as well as on acquiring and retaining new customers.

CIO 11

CIO Information Technology Forrester Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

For a brief period, as they were being built into the infrastructure of commerce, all these technologies opened opportunities for forward-looking companies to gain real advantages. Company leaders have quoted and lauded Carr whenever they''ve needed to justify their hesitation to create strong, progressive IT positions.

CEO 8

CEO CIO Technology CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

billion , entrepreneurial companies with technology at their core have disrupted entire industries and threatened or eliminated incumbents. A 2011 IBM study of over 3,000 CIOs revealed that CIO-CEO alignment is stronger than ever, with traditional companies aggressively investing in technology innovation.

Technology 14

Technology Venture Capitalist CIO ROI 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The job of the senior executive is much more complicated today than it was a decade or two ago — and that trend will continue, especially if you hope to play on a global stage (which is a nearly universal condition these days for many companies). Companies are increasingly global. Here are five reasons. So are technical skills.

Execution 15

Execution P&L CFO Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

boss, Ina Drew , the former head of their unit in of the bank's, the Chief Investment Office (CIO); and CEO Jamie Dimon, to whom the CIO reported who oversaw the CIO. Although the media has spoken loosely about a company "clawing back" pay, there are, in fact, different ways to hold responsible individuals to financial account.

CIO 8

CIO Committee Risk Management Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

Companies usually fall into one of two traps. Companies that operate as a collection of silos commit the cardinal sin of underperforming relative to the resources they have invested. According to former CIO John Leggate : "People always had a good reason for meetings. Cisco managers will no doubt let us know in due course.

CIO 15

CIO Consensus Bottom-up Organizational Behavior 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2018

In 2011, GE embarked upon an ambitious attempt to digitally transform its product and service offerings. The company received much acclaim for its transformation in the press (including some from us). Ford invested heavily in digital initiatives only to see its stock price lag due to cost and quality issues elsewhere in the company.

Technology 8

Technology Business Model CEO Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

He told me about the days, decades ago, when he first ran into a new breed of executive and thought, “What the heck is a CIO?” ” These information-focused leaders emerged as the world changed and the capabilities that companies needed shifted over time. But companies will need new positions as well.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2013

And unfortunately, they suggest that, in our huge, complex financial institutions, major failures of organizational discipline and major losses are likely to recur, despite greater attention to risk management. Headquarters of Chief Investment Office (CIO). Why were red flags ignored by senior managers in CIO and in the firm?

Report 8

Report CIO Crisis Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2013

With Frederick''s Taylor invention of scientific management in the 1880s, and its subsequent assimilation into what we now consider modern management, organizations have used logic and rationality to the eliminate waste, to seek efficiency, and to transfer human knowledge to tools and processes. IT management'

CTO 8

CTO Franchising CIO Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

“I think we have a shot at building the best office building in the world” were the words Steve Jobs used to describe Apple’s new headquarters in 2011. Silicon Valley has dealt with this challenge for decades, but the unique culture of the region gives its companies a competitive advantage. How We Got Here.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Technology Hedge Project 8