article thumbnail

How to Evaluate Whether You Made an Effective Career Decision

Lead Change Blog

Tom made a major career decision 3 months ago: he decided to leave his position as chief information officer at a large manufacturing firm to become an entrepreneur and start a company to provide software that helps manufacturers improve the quality of their manufacturing process. Put Numbers On Your Expectations.

Career 251
article thumbnail

A Six-Second Six Pack? Really, Now…

Marshall Goldsmith

Don, our CEO, has been hearing some serious grumbling about Bill, our Chief Information Officer,” she groaned. Just as with diet and exercise, Bill’s behavioral habits took years to develop and won’t go away overnight. He needed to realize that lasting leadership development is a lifelong process. It takes time.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Turning Those Flabby Abs Into That Sexy Six-Pack

Marshall Goldsmith

“Don, our CEO, has been hearing some serious grumbling about Bill, our chief information officer,” she groaned. Just as with diet and exercise, Bill’s behavioral habits took years to develop and won’t go away overnight. He needs to realize that lasting leadership development is a lifelong process.

article thumbnail

Leaders Need to Work the Diagonals

Next Level Blog

The advice from successful executive leaders is pick up looking left, right and diagonally as you lead and let go of primarily looking up and down as you lead. One of the leaders I interviewed for the new edition was Avon’s Chief Information Officer, Donagh Herlihy.  When was the last time someone asked you.

Goleman 163
article thumbnail

Here’s Why Strategy Chiefs Succeed or Fail

Harvard Business Review

For example, the CEO of a communications company we interviewed initially hired a capable, senior individual to head strategy, but he didn’t contribute many insights beyond those that the CEO was already getting from the chief information officer.

article thumbnail

Just Using Big Data Isn’t Enough Anymore

Harvard Business Review

The survey gathers perspectives from a small but influential group of executives — chief information officers, chief data officers, and senior business and technology leaders of Fortune 1000 firms. Develop the right metrics. Insight Center. Corporate Culture for a Digital World. Sponsored by Accenture.

article thumbnail

Just Adding a Chief Data Officer Isn’t Enough

Harvard Business Review

He said that without changes in incentives, as well as a change in the structure of the C-suite, broad-based roles like Chief Information Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and Chief Data Officers are hampered in their effectiveness.