N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Importance of CIO Leadership in the Modern Business Landscape In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, digital leadership has emerged as a critical factor for success. To start, it is essential to clearly define the specific traits and skills required for effective digital leadership within your organization.

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CIO Execution Chief Information Officer Leadership 330

Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Ben Lichtenwalner presents Digital Media and the Future of Leadership at Hope College’s Critical Issues Symposium. Leadership is not easy, but digital media makes it easier than ever before. I recently spoke at Hope College’s Critical Issues Symposium, on the topic of Digital Media and the Future of Leadership.

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Media Video Servant Leader Chief Financial Officer 213

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 22, 2018

In the dynamic environment in which business now operates a symphonic C-suite makes a great deal of sense, as it allows leadership teams to tackle issues that no single function can adequately explain. It enables the leadership to be shared which is a common theme that we see in nature.

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Chief Information Officer Team Human Capital Survey 186

Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2011

[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

Chief Information Officer 279

Chief Information Officer CIO ROI Technology 279

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Leadership & Developing People Book. Functional experiences help make you great at something, i.e. marketing, supply chain, R&D. You’ve not only been a great marketer in one region, but proven that you can lead marketing when you have a new team, in a turnaround situation and in a different geography.

Career 8

Career Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Consider Staples, the office-supplies retailer, which had tumbled from being the market leader to being a third of the new leader’s size by 1992. the danger that the newcomer will clash for political or personality reasons with members of the leadership team).

Strategy 8

Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

CFOs were the first functional chiefs to join, followed in the 1980s by Chief Strategy Officers (CSOs). The 1990s saw the appearance of Chief Information Officers, Chief Marketing Officers and others. Finally, with size comes disengagement.

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Execution Team Committee COO 8