Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2011

As a leader], you—not the IT department, nor the VP of IT, nor the chief information officer (CIO)—must understand, drive and be accountable for how technology is structured in order to reach the strategic goals of the operation….Technology Younger generations will not operate like the current generation of leaders ….If

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

A sense of urgency can help leaders reach goals. We redesigned the national subsidy system and put the country on a better economic path. On our watch an SMS-based registration system for national elections was also created. We couldn’t work on issues that weren’t of the most pressing importance. So did we succeed?

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Politics Chief Information Officer Tourism Environment 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2013

But when I put the question to top management, well, they''re busy — not their problem, that''s for sure — and they refer me to the chief information officer or the chief technology officer. Besides, she says, I have nothing to do with who gets access to the system. I don''t write the rules.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

In fact, recent research [PDF] conducted by the CMO Council, suggests that this process should start with the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and the Chief Information Officer (CIO). It's up to the CEO to ensure that marketing and IT are on the same page in terms of both innovation goals and risk management.

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CIO Chief Information Officer Norton Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

Information governance is not IT''s job. It''s time for CIOs to move beyond their roles as chief technology officers, and embrace the name with all of its implications: Chief Information Officer. The explosive growth of information is accelerating. But it should be the CIO''s job.

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CIO CFO Zero Based Budgeting Chief Technology Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2016

The trick is to deliver the end goal of customer-focused decisions by delivering not insights on customers but customer key performance indicators at the product level — because those are the true deciding factors for assortment. They must resist the temptation to get more and more reports out of the system just because they can.

Retail 8

Retail Banking Chief Information Officer Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2014

That could mean illustrating the effects of a proposed customer management system with testimonials from actual customers, or describing how the data-sharing project you want to expand helped keep employees connected during a major outage. Does the firm need a new IT system? Is there a market opportunity the company is overlooking?

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IPO Audience Chief Information Officer Case Study 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2014

Many consultants said that technical skills—once the prime goal of executive searches—are still important but have become merely a baseline requirement. The skills cited as most indispensable for C-level executives—not just CEOs—are those that jointly constitute leadership.

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Skills Consultative Ethics Chief Information Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

This gave ZF access to top-notch expertise in data analytics and the management of information systems. As the goal of the data lab is to create value by analyzing data, we initially focused on the departments that generate the most data. The hardest part was figuring out how the lab would work.

Company 10

Company Automotive Project Chief Information Officer 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

But too many organizations are stretching their Chief Information Officers (CIO) too thin. CIOs are being tasked with managing internal business systems, cloud-based services, big data innovation, data security, and the 24x7 needs of global customers who access company data on personal devices. focus and vision.

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