N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

To tackle these issues, for the past five years, the new trend in executive hiring has been the Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) role. This is where the CTO role gets into the spotlight. Step 4: Operations alignment. All organizations must face major transformations while working to advance in their industry. And why is that?

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CTO Shaw Short-term Agility 384

Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

Jobs most at risk: machine operators and assemblers, clerical workers, elementary occupations, crafts and related trades. You could argue that all jobs are at risk: Machines can already analyze data, pick stocks, make decisions that touch on operational efficiency and logistics, sift through resumes and make hiring decisions, etc.

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Blanchard Education CTO Technology 101

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

I led a discussion on leadership principles and mindset and let the room evolve into an open debate on what was working and what was harmful in day to day operations. Still, all agreed that individuals, no matter at what point in their career, can decide to change and become better in the art and science of leading. Conclusion.

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Globalization Leadership Conference Diversity 276

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

When I launched my first company in 2008 (CarZen, acquired by Liberty Mutual), one of my first hires was a CTO. I made him the CTO’s protégé, and had the CTO spend time teaching and evaluating him. I made him the CTO’s protégé, and had the CTO spend time teaching and evaluating him.

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CTO Goal How To Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Starting a global engineering operation “essentially doubles the expense for 6-12 months,” says former Informatica CTO, James Markarian. In fact, costs go up initially. He goes on to say that global engineering initiatives “are like start-ups and can fail easily or deliver sub-par results and can quickly flame out.

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Offshoring CTO Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product. Cons: PMs have less exposure to company strategy and are just one of many voices of the customer.

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Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Because operational managers are closer to the action, they have better insights into specific business challenges and customer pain points that can be addressed by new technologies. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

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Technology Talent Management Process Management 10