CEO Insider

JUNE 30, 2023

The acquisition minded executive is the norm in the business world. Most executives I’ve talked to are either actively seeking acquisitions or, to use their common turn of phrase, they’re “opportunistic.” In other words, if the right deal falls into their laps, they might be stirred into action.

Company 105

Company Magazine Execution Books 105

CEO Insider

MAY 26, 2023

This month I had my biannual chance to be a fly on the wall while Silicon Valley Investor Partners had a very candid, frank conversation with a group of Seed/A startups that had already raised sizable rounds during the “party” of 2021 funding.

Magazine 105

Magazine Chief Information Officer Company Information Technology 105

CEO Insider

APRIL 29, 2023

CEOWORLD Magazine has announced the appointment of new members to its board of directors and executive council.

Magazine 133

Magazine Hotels CEO Execution 133

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 22, 2018

And increasingly in business we are seeing the need for shared leadership because if an executive team does not operate as an integrated decision making unit, then they risk moving too slowly and are not able to exploit new technologies and opportunities that appear in the shifting marketplace.

Chief Information Officer 186

Chief Information Officer Team Human Capital Survey 186

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2011

Companies love to stretch out their investments in existing technology as long as possible, a policy whose faulty logic I recently rediscovered in my role as CIO. As chief information officer of my family, I had purchased two used 333 MHz iMac G3s with 160MB of RAM in Bondi blue for my children to play games on.

Technology 15

Technology CIO CFO TCO 15

CEO Insider

JUNE 18, 2023

In recent years, cherished US institutions have revealed toxic workplace cultures characterized by racism, bullying, misogyny, homophobia or a combination of all four, that is hard to fathom. It’s easy enough to write these instances off as extreme anomalies in the corporate world.

Career 52

Career Strategy Magazine Productivity 52

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2017

” Survey respondents included Presidents, Chief Information Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and Chief Data Officers representing 50 industry giants, including American Express, Capital One, Disney, Ford Motors, General Electric, JP Morgan, MetLife, Nielsen, Turner Broadcasting, United Parcel Service, and USAA.

Company 11

Company Chief Information Officer Parcell Survey 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2017

When we talk about “learning to love your job” or “managing yourself,” it’s often in the context of junior or midlevel roles. Senior executives struggle with burnout just like everyone else, and technology has made this issue more prevalent than ever. What aspects of their jobs are most important to them?

Execution 14

Execution CIO Chief Information Officer Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

” Associate Justice Stewart probably didn’t know how new data technologies would soon begin to blur those boundaries. Today’s technology can gather all relevant information on the matter and present a complete analysis so that management can respond effectively and in a timely way.

Ethics 9

Ethics Company Committee Chief Information Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

Five years ago, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) were on top of the world. Just as previous technology and business shifts have changed the role of the CIO, the new, more consumer-oriented business models of the social revolution will favor a new breed of business and technology leader.

CIO 15

CIO Chief Information Officer Budgeting Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

But all too often organizations’ approach to mitigating that risk — other than taking the wise step of ensuring that they have the state-of-the art technological protection in place — is more training. Sophisticated businesses and enterprises are able to manage the security of their domain with a mix of security products.

Training 9

Training CIO Chief Information Officer Information 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2013

The job of Chief Information Officer has never exactly been easy. But massive disruptions in business models, technology, and the work force have been throwing up massive new challenges for CIOs and other technology leaders. If they work for a product company, it may be looking to services revenue for growth.

CIO 8

CIO Succession Fast Follower Chief Information Officer 8

Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2011

In today’s high-velocity environment, Scott Klososky believes you need to understand how to guide your organization in the implementation and usage of technology—in short, how your organization “does” technology. [As The Velocity Manifesto details key actions you must take to gain an advantage in the digital age.

Chief Information Officer 281

Chief Information Officer CIO ROI Technology 281

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

Once a realm defined by its creative expression, trade shows, and glossy literature, marketing has instead become the place in the organization that pulls together all of the information necessary to find, sell to, and serve the customer effectively and efficiently. Information & technology Marketing'

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain CIO Chief Information Officer Budgeting 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Executives are wrestling with managing a proliferation of devices, protecting data, securing networks, and training employees to take security seriously. Educate employees and upper management. Educating upper management is a different task for information technology executives. Set a lock and PIN on your phone.

Chief Information Officer 8

Chief Information Officer Wireless Download Education 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Improving access to care, increasing workforce productivity, optimizing clinical operations, and managing population health are important—and interrelated steps. Identify and stratify patients by disease severity to manage population health. To reorient themselves around value, health systems must rethink how they deliver care.

Health Care 8

Health Care Content Chief Information Officer Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

It''s hard to argue that any computer or technology can create that kind of emotional connection or weave that kind of story. What we can''t deny is that technology is now penetrating the marketing industry like never before. It is art for money''s sake. Traditional advertisers will tell you that not much has changed.

Marketing 12

Marketing Advertising Chief Information Officer Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2013

So who''s responsible for information security in your company? But when I put the question to top management, well, they''re busy — not their problem, that''s for sure — and they refer me to the chief information officer or the chief technology officer.

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2013

In a recent article , I suggested that the role of the CIO needs to shift from Chief Information Officer to a Chief Innovation Officer, due to the massive, rapid, multiple technology-driven transformations that are occurring today. IT on Steroids: The Benefits (and Risks) of Accelerating Technology.

CTO 8

CTO CIO Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

It''s time for CIOs to move beyond their roles as chief technology officers, and embrace the name with all of its implications: Chief Information Officer. Because no one is managing the store. The explosive growth of information is accelerating. How did we get here?

CIO 8

CIO CFO Zero Based Budgeting Chief Technology Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2014

For the past four years, Accenture has conducted an annual survey of chief marketing officers (CMOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) to understand the state of their collaboration. The technology teams recognize that not every capability should be developed within the company.

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Marketing Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

In fact, recent research [PDF] conducted by the CMO Council, suggests that this process should start with the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and the Chief Information Officer (CIO). It's up to the CEO to ensure that marketing and IT are on the same page in terms of both innovation goals and risk management.

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Norton Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

But our recent research has taught us a lot about how management innovations can travel — in this case, from Silicon Valley tech sector companies known for their experimentation and agility in information technology (IT) management to the much older Bay Area companies who are their neighbors. Facebook Inc., Facebook Inc.,

Innovation 8

Innovation CIO Agility Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2013

If you’ve decided to move ahead, then the next step is to effectively build that role into the rest of the top management team. Chief Operating and Finance Officers side-step this issue given the broader power-base of their positions.). Have this negotiation as part of the new Chief Data Officer on-boarding.

Incentives 8

Incentives Chief Information Officer Business Intelligence Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

What impact will terahertz frequencies have on communication technologies? Chief information officers are expected to see deeply into the future and generate IT predictions that companies can build their strategies around. Will they integrate with current Business Intelligence systems?

CIO 14

CIO Venture Capitalist Chief Information Officer Conference 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

The existing management team had not addressed a range of issues, including required changes to store sizes, the product range, and which geographies the company focused on. So founder and CEO Tom Stemberg hired John Wilson as head of strategy and chief financial officer. ” Wilson was exactly what the business needed.

Strategy 8

Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2013

Nearly half (49 percent) of CIOs say marketing pulls in technologies without consideration for IT standards. On the IT side, the teams are being asked to manipulate vast reams of data to analyze every product, customer, or transaction and to adopt new technologies for mobile, social media, etc. Develop trust by trusting.

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Marketing Technology 8

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.” Technical and technology skills. Change-management.

Skills 9

Skills Consultative Ethics Chief Information Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

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.

Metrics 8

Metrics CIO Chief Financial Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

I was asked to be Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Information & Communication Technologies. Just like a technology company, we intentionally physically set up our “lab” on the opposite side of Tunis, far from the main body of government. How could I refuse?

Politics 10

Politics Chief Information Officer Tourism Environment 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Anyone who has worked inside a large organization can rattle off a lengthy list of the things that regularly kill promising ideas: conflict with existing businesses, naysayers, management turmoil, insufficient resources. Here are six ways to change that. Start with a survey.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Over my 15 years of teaching a course on IT in health care, I've seen that for CIOs who are MDs, the skill of delivering difficult messages becomes part of their tool set for communicating effectively with senior management. Rather than try to educate the CEO about technology, focus on the portfolio of risks associated with the legacy system.

System 15

System CEO CIO Chief Information Officer 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2014

That could mean illustrating the effects of a proposed customer management system with testimonials from actual customers, or describing how the data-sharing project you want to expand helped keep employees connected during a major outage. But first, he needed the approval of management. Case study #1: Build buy-in ahead of time.

IPO 9

IPO Audience Chief Information Officer Case Study 9

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

When they identify the desired business result(s) first, they can then identify the tasks necessary to achieve them.

CIO 85

CIO Guidelines Chief Information Officer Learning-by-Doing 85

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

That number is half again higher than in the 2017 survey, which suggests that more value is being achieved as companies grow familiar with the technologies. The types of value received are perhaps consistent with other previous types of technology. The technology judged most disruptive is AI — by far. relate to each other.

Company 12

Company Survey Chief Information Officer Objective 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2017

Digital transformation—or the way of thinking about this change—refers to the use of technology to improve the reach and performances of enterprises. million citizens but is larger in landmass than Switzerland; as a result, many towns do not have a nearby government office. They are signs of profound change.

Content 8

Content Transportation Osborne Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The survey gathers perspectives from a small but influential group of executives — chief information officers, chief data officers, and senior business and technology leaders of Fortune 1000 firms. How technology is changing the way we work. Insight Center. Corporate Culture for a Digital World.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Chief Information Officer Agility Metrics 8