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Unlocking Digital Leadership: CIO Executive Search

N2Growth Blog

The Role of a Chief Information Officer (CIO) in Driving Digital Transformation The role of a Chief Information Officer (CIO) in driving digital transformation is crucial in today’s fast-paced business landscape.

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Target’s Fall Guy: Is Your Board Prepared?

N2Growth Blog

Some say hackers broke into to the Target organization through the system of one of their suppliers, a seemingly innocuous HVAC company. Others say, the breach came through the magnetic stripe on the back of your credit card which stores data and personal information. CEO’s abound on this board. Follow me on Twitter @patricia_lenkov.

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How to Lead in High Turbulence – 5 Lessons from the Tunisian revolution

Strategy Driven

We redesigned the national subsidy system and put the country on a better economic path. We led the fight against terrorism, redesigned the higher education system in the country, formulated a five-year strategic plan for “Digital Tunisia,” created a “country chief information officer” role that reports directly to the Prime Minister.

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A System for Speaking IT Truths to CEOs

Harvard Business Review

I came to understand the reason for a phenomenon I had been aware of for years: Medical-center CIOs who are MDs tend to be much better at stating unpleasant truths about IT systems than nonmedical CIOs. Determine the CEO's grasp of the legacy-systems issue in order to make the business case for change. CEOs don't want to hear that.

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Is Your C-Suite Working As A Team?

Lead Change Blog

This is a great example of where the chief marketing officer needs to work closely with the chief information officer and possibly the Customer Services Manager so that the front, middle and back office systems all converge to deliver a seamless customer experience.

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Transforming Health Care Delivery to Increase Value - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS

Harvard Business Review

Increasing value in health care is a top priority for health systems, payers, and policy makers across the globe, as health care costs continue to escalate and consume an ever-greater proportion of national expenditures. To reorient themselves around value, health systems must rethink how they deliver care.

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The Four Personas of the Next-Generation CIO

Harvard Business Review

Five years ago, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) were on top of the world. Chief "Infrastructure" Officers focus on cost reduction, and account for 65% to 70% of the overall IT budget. Most of this CIO persona's projects prioritize keeping the lights on and managing legacy environments.

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