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The Essential CIO: Insights from IBM’s Global Chief Information Officer Study (2011)

First Friday Book Synopsis

How are technology leaders helping their organizations adapt to the accelerating change and complexity that mark today’s competitive and economic landscape? To find out, IBM interviewed 3,018 CIOs, spanning 71 countries and 18 industries. They shared how they are innovating with [.].

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Is Your C-Suite Working As A Team?

Lead Change Blog

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.

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How to Evaluate Whether You Made an Effective Career Decision

Lead Change Blog

Tom made a major career decision 3 months ago: he decided to leave his position as chief information officer at a large manufacturing firm to become an entrepreneur and start a company to provide software that helps manufacturers improve the quality of their manufacturing process.

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Target’s Fall Guy: Is Your Board Prepared?

N2Growth Blog

What if the board does not have technology expertise? Or if their technology expertise is antiquated? Technology expertise in this case, by the way, does not refer to the CEO or former CEO of a technology company. Rather it indicates a true technologist in the form of a Chief Technology or Chief Information Officer.

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Reshaping Leadership

Coaching Tip

New data-driven capabilities are breaking down barriers between formerly siloed business units, flattening out management structures and streamlining production processes, prompting many firms to redraw leadership roles and responsibilities, according to information-technology executives, industry analysts and management consultants.

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5 Leadership Lessons: The Velocity Manifesto

Leading Blog

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.

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What Executives Should Know About Digital Currencies

CEO Insider

It’s 2022, and both blockchain technology and the digital assets that it enables are seemingly everywhere in the corporate world — a stark departure from crypto’s grassroots origins. The post What Executives Should Know About Digital Currencies appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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