Next Level Blog

MAY 17, 2012

Sondra Barbour is the chief information officer and senior vice president of enterprise business services at Lockheed Martin. She’s a company veteran and change leader who has taken on increasingly responsible positions over the course of her career. I spoke with her recently about what she’s learned along the way.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 6, 2014

Or a CMO, COO, CIO, CTO or any other C-Level title. Your primary role in your position is not to deliver on projects, motivate the team, present information, or hob-nob with the hoi-poloi. You’re not a CEO. You’re not a GVP, AVP, MVP or VP. You’re not a Senior Director, Partner, Manager, Owner, etc.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

According to Korn Ferry unpublished data, there has been a 74% increase in the number of CIOs serving on Fortune 100 boards in the past two years. Only 31% of Fortune 100 boards currently have a director who is a CIO, even though technology is at the core of every business today. ” How should boards incorporate a CIO director?

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 11, 2014

CIO calls Bring Your Own Device the “new normal ,” and whether you approve or not, it’s happening. You should, because you need to make sure your employees don’t inadvertently leak sensitive information. Do you have a policy in place that addresses this new reality?

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Rich Gee Group

AUGUST 31, 2015

For some positions (CFO, CIO), all their hard work to make it to the table is now useless when they need to use skills other than IQ: Communication – Communicate clearly and concisely. Listening is an art – shutting your mouth (and mind) to focus your full attention to those who are giving you critical information.

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ReImagine Work

JULY 7, 2016

Give your customers and partners their contact information, if they really need something while you are gone. A version of this post originally ran on the CIO Online site on June 22, 2016 here. See my column, Navigating the Workplace , at CIO online here. For work in progress, give them the status. Great insight.

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ReImagine Work

MARCH 2, 2017

It can be disappointing, but at least you have more information. A version of this post originally ran in my column Navigate the Workplace at CIO Online on March 31, 2016. You are not always going to get what you want. How your boss responds (or doesn’t) tells you what to expect from this point on. Image credit: Fotolia/Lolostock.

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ReImagine Work

JANUARY 13, 2017

“But no one informed me of this from the start, and it’s not something I want. A version of this post originally ran on the CIO online site on December 15, 2016. This time I added, “I won’t be paying for that. Please remove it from my bill.”. The manager began to explain what I was paying for. Yes, I understand,” I replied.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

Those are the kinds of questions that CIOs get all the time. Chief information officers are expected to see deeply into the future and generate IT predictions that companies can build their strategies around. Most CIOs don't like being cast in the role of corporate psychic, but there's nothing they can do about it.

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ReImagine Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

I started out as an information technology professional. A version of this post originally ran on the CIO online site on April 27, 2015. It was a great day when the personnel department changed the name on the door to human resources. Then came the hard work of making good on the implications of that change.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 31, 2022

In Estonia, for instance, the X-Road platform aims to connect the information systems of every government department so that citizens only have to tell the state once about any particular life event rather than dealing separately with each relevant department. “The ” Encouraging change.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

Five years ago, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) were on top of the world. However, a global recession and the inability of CIOs to deliver on business value have tarnished their status. Consequently, the role of the CIO will evolve. Chief "Intelligence" Officers empower the business with actionable insights.

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Cooperperson

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Research shows Information Technology (IT) leaders agree and are working to enhance the skills of their employees. A recent study conducted by the CIO Executive Council asked questions directly to IT leaders to gain an understanding of communication and training through their eyes. For more information, call us at (631) 300-0009.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2019

The information should be accessible for any relevant person and it should be structured logically, so that everyone in an organization relies on the same, up-to-date information and is able to use it efficiently. Structuring business information is also referred to as enterprise architecture.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2012

This interactive white paper from CIO Magazine and EMC lays out the benefits of big data and predictive analytics, provides tips on how to get started, and shares the remarkable results that businesses have achieved by marrying these two powerhouses. And a quick survey provides benchmarking between CIO peers. Are You Listening?

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The increased bandwidth offered by 5G allows the company to overcome any issues with reliability during peak hours, where up to 30% of information can be lost over 4G networks. Government as a platform. ” Getting the right people involved.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

CIOs who do great things in leading IT soon gain extra responsibilities. By helping business leaders to improve their businesses, the CIO becomes an obvious candidate to fill any open role that involves technology, process, or strong governance. Some CIOs become CIO-Plus-COO or CIO-Plus-Head of Shared Services.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

Just look at what most do: They appoint a CIO and give him or her a budget and a mandate to get on with it! So what can a CIO be held responsible for? This raises the fundamental question as to whether a CIO can really be held accountable for something that will only emerge when their colleagues step up to the plate. Technology?

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 28, 2017

I had studied relentlessly and asked to be put on complex projects that drilled deep into the analytical side of my brain so I would be ready to work with Information Technology teams. We are in mid-presentation when the CIO walks into the room, takes a seat right-up-front, and suddenly that train of thought derails.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

This essay sheds light on how these social streams of updates, information and knowledge coupled with our own ways of consuming them are altering how we solve problems. As IT and business leaders, CIOs bear responsibility for finding ways to offer their people opportunities for learning and continual reinvention.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

Information governance is not IT''s job. But it should be the CIO''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.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2013

However, a survey just conducted by Accenture Interactive (see The CMO-CIO Disconnect ) points to a downright unhealthy relationship in many C-Suites which can do nothing but damage to firms. To begin to mend the CMO-CIO relationship, it''s important to understand the source of each side''s frustrations.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Sharing knowledge and adding value to the organization depends upon the capabilities of workers to informally connect with others. Inside a company, social networking tools provide the linchpin for corporate growth , says Facebook's Director of Information Technology Tim Campos.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

Managing this rapid change and fostering innovation while "keeping the trains running on time" is the primary leadership role required of any CIO, new or old. These are core tenets that all CIOs need to hold close. I fundamentally believe that these need not be mutually exclusive goals. Generate Room for Innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2014

For the past four years, Accenture has conducted an annual survey of chief marketing officers (CMOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) to understand the state of their collaboration. And 83 percent of CIOs say that they need to align and interact with Marketing. In that time, weve tracked dramatic changes in attitudes.

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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). In some instances, it may be necessary to align the CEO on a plan, but a united recommendation between the CMO and CIO has a better of chance of success.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2013

Enterprise IT as we have known it is rapidly becoming obsolete, and the traditional role of the CIO is increasingly irrelevant. Therefore, the CIO''s role must shift from protecting and defending the status quo to embracing and extending new innovative capabilities. Of course, not all CIOs will embrace their new role.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

The findings are sobering: almost half of CEOs view their CIOs as out of step with the business and about the same percentage think IT should be a commodity service, purchased as needed. So the good news is it represents more opportunity for others — people who want to be CIOs someday. You absolutely are still responsible.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Our research, conducted in partnership with Harvard Business Review, The Economist, CEB (formerly the Corporate Executive Board), Intel, and TNS Global, finds that corporate leadership has lost confidence in the CIO as a strategic partner and views IT as a commodity rather than a difference-maker.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

The long-time CIO of Google, Ben Fried, indicated that the way in which that company has maintained its entrepreneurial spirit despite growing into a behemoth has been its ability to attract and retain people who are comfortable with and even drive change, even if it means cannibalizing what has worked in the past.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Old and Obsolete Infrastructure: Azeotrope, an aerospace firm in the Southeast, realized they were compromised when a number of clients complained of receiving invoices from Azeotrope that contained confidential information about their client’s orders and projects. How would your CFO or CIO handle this? An excerpt is below.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

New research, conducted with HBR, The Economist , CEB, and TNS Global, reveals that CEOs believe CIOs are not in sync with the new issues CEOs are facing. CEOs also tell us that CIOs do not understand where the business needs to go and how IT should support strategic goals.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 27, 2015

All of this means that CIOs and centralized IT department staff no longer 'own' company data the way they did in the past; giving rise to new concerns about data integrity and security in a more distributed and anarchic company structure. Name and address information required. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

For some positions (CFO, CIO), all their hard work to make it to the table is now useless when they need to use skills other than IQ: Communication – Communicate clearly and concisely. Listening is an art – shutting your mouth (and mind) to focus your full attention to those who are giving you critical information.

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Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

You were the chief information officer of Maritime and Son?” I said CIO, not chief information officer. For right now, though, Cam, I got something that’ll help both you and Mr. Farberacious here to become CIOs yourselves.”. Cam just about swallowed his tongue. he asked incredulously. “No, No, sir, I was not.” “But

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 15, 2012

Being transparent with information is crucial if that is to be achieved. Make sure that all debates are had in the open and that the entire group has access to the latest information. Transparency – Feedback and trust are essential elements of collaboration.

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Change Starts Here

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Instead of fully automating and centralizing their transactions, they were duplicating work and keeping some information locally. Instead, they continued to do what they used to do, and just entered the information into the system as well. They also enlisted the CIO in making necessary system enhancements.

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