article thumbnail

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

Strategy Driven

Build bonds to strengthen trust. 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.

How To 50
article thumbnail

Win the Business with this Elevator Pitch

Harvard Business Review

Luke Skywalker, a salesperson for XYZ Technologies, is attending a trade show and happens to be in the elevator with Norman Bates, chief information officer at Wonderful Telecommunications. The problems are identified in brackets. Hello, Norman. How are you today [filler]? Do you have a moment to talk [filler]?

CIO 15
article thumbnail

What I Learned from Leading a Tunisian Ministry During the Arab Spring

Harvard Business Review

Build bonds to strengthen trust. We led the fight against terrorism, redesigned the higher education system in the country, formulated a five-year strategic plan for “Digital Tunisia,” and created a “country chief information officer” role that reports directly to the Prime Minister.