Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2017

Jim Fowler and Jeff Smith talked about peripheral vision in relation to the chief information officer role (Fowler is currently CIO at General Electric, and Smith was formerly CIO at IBM). “I’ve been the beneficiary of a lot of great leaders’ taking a personal interest in my professional development,” he says.

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Execution CIO Chief Information Officer Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

The career question I hear most often from rising senior leaders is this: “How do I get on the C-suite shortlist?” With transparency in succession planning becoming a priority, career management for senior executives becomes easier. Decide how long you are willing to wait, and understand the succession timeline.

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Roundtable Talk

MARCH 17, 2010

Haim is certainly a tragic figure and there’s something to be said for what happens when success and power come before you know how to handle it. Sure, real friendships may emerge overtime, but if Bill starts avoiding your calls after you’ve quit your big CIO job, don’t let it undermine your confidence.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2013

"The most important thing you can bring to a dialogue with me is knowing my problems," says Patty Morrison , CIO of Cardinal Health. If you want to develop a customer as a reference, know everything you can about them. Often your most dynamic customer references are eager for personal and professional development.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2012

Helping my smaller vendors grow and get established is in my interest," notes Patty Morrison , CIO of Cardinal Health — and the kind of dynamic customer advocate ideal for any technology firm. "So It's great career development for them.". So I'm willing to do what I can to help you grow your customer base.

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Reference CIO PR Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

As a researcher and consultant to executives across diverse industries, I know how common it is for successful, high-performing people to lose their passion for work — and their commitment to their organizations — over time. Employee retention Motivating people Developing employees' Yes, of course.

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CIO CFO Crisis Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2014

If this sounds like your boss, your career may be at risk. Working for a manager who is conflict-averse can have deleterious effects on your performance and your career. Here’s how to mitigate the potential damage of a boss who is too nice. What the Experts Say. I’m 100% in favor of kindness and compassion in leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Here, I will show how to identify and win over a suitable champion—the crucial sponsor who can help you navigate the labyrinth of opinion, prestige, and politics between you and the approval of your project. At the time, Charlie was an internet security specialist at IBM, and I was running business development at a company called Zone Labs.

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Motivation CIO Competitive Advantage Software 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Ricardo Semler, the original management maverick, shares a radical design for rethinking the traditional career by building retirement into work and work into retirement. What if training and development programs unleashed human potential rather than packed people full of curricula, models, and competencies? Hack by Ricardo Semler.

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Bureaucracy Company Agility CIO 12