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The Dangerous Tension Between CMOs and CIOs

Harvard Business Review

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. Forty-seven percent say the marketing team lacks understanding of data integration.

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The Seven Skills You Need to Thrive in the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

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.” Team- and relationship-building. Communication and presentation.

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6 Ways to Keep Good Ideas from Dying at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

The first approach requires the creation of an internal consultancy to the business units, asking them to identify needs or opportunities that your team should work on, and agreeing that at a certain point, you’ll hand over projects to them once they’re ready to move past the testing phase.