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5 Leadership Lessons: The Velocity Manifesto

Leading Blog

As a leader], you—not the IT department, nor the VP of IT, nor the chief information officer (CIO)—must understand, drive and be accountable for how technology is structured in order to reach the strategic goals of the operation….Technology

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Transforming Health Care Delivery to Increase Value - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS

Harvard Business Review

There was a heavy focus on cross-functional collaboration in engineering solutions focused on delivering value to the patient, which ran counter to the traditional management approach organized around functional units and clinical departments. Complexity is a given in HROs, and they do not go for easy answers when a problem arises.

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Why the Entire C-Suite Needs to Use the Same Metrics for Cyber Risk

Harvard Business Review

For instance, the general counsel thinks about the issue in terms of compliance with information security regulations such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. The chief risk officer (CRO) looks at the problem in terms of risk transfer and cyber insurance purchased.

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

Harvard Business Review

Here are the seven C-level skills and traits companies prize most: Leadership. The skills cited as most indispensable for C-level executives—not just CEOs—are those that jointly constitute leadership. Ethical leadership was also mentioned. Ethical leadership was also mentioned. Strategic thinking and execution.

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