Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 22, 2018

In the VUCA world in which we now operate many businesses have become more agile, networked and team centric in order to respond to the challenges of more competition and digital disruption. However, up to now many of these approaches have been implemented in functional areas like sales and operations, and the C-suite has been left unchanged.

Chief Information Officer 186

Chief Information Officer Team Human Capital Survey 186

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

When combined with powerful analytics, digital data allow marketers to segment their audience and create propensity models that can predict how and when to influence customers to buy. And expecting marketers to operate as a shadow IT department is both expensive and presents significant data-governance and operational risks.

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Supply Chain CIO Chief Information Officer Budgeting 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Believe me, this skill comes in handy in the chief information officer's line of work: CIOs often have to tell CEOs that the large portfolios of legacy applications driving corporate operations are bound to fail sooner or later and need to be replaced. CEOs don't want to hear that. Understand the CEO's perceptions.

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System CEO CIO Chief Information Officer 15

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.” And C-level executives must also be adept at communicating externally.

Skills 10

Skills Consultative Ethics Chief Information Officer 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

As the chief information officer of a large academic medical center, I oversee four petabytes of data. The raw data were just numbers, although they helped reveal interesting information — that none of my life activities (commuting, tea drinking, work) influence my blood pressure.

Health Care 8

Health Care Chief Information Officer Committee Early Adopters 8