Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

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. There was no room for any missteps.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2013

That is very bad news for their businesses and, not incidentally, for their own careers. Forty-five percent of marketing executives say they would prefer to enable marketing employees to operate data and content without IT intervention.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Sometimes that requires creating a separate operating structure. “We’re working on the problems that haven’t arrived yet,” says executive director Kyle Nel, who reports to the company’s chief information officer.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2014

One consultant described the search for a chief information officer in these terms: “Whereas technical expertise was previously paramount, these competencies [being sought today] are more about leadership skills than technical ones.” Career planning Managing yourself' Why Good Managers Are So Rare.

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