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Leaders Need to Work the Diagonals

Next Level Blog

One of the leaders I interviewed for the new edition was Avon’s Chief Information Officer, Donagh Herlihy.  The advice from successful executive leaders is pick up looking left, right and diagonally as you lead and let go of primarily looking up and down as you lead.

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The CIO as Corporate Psychic

Harvard Business Review

Chief information officers are expected to see deeply into the future and generate IT predictions that companies can build their strategies around. The workshops at the 25th conference on artificial intelligence can shed light on the future of natural language systems.

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The Right Way to Present Your Business Case

Harvard Business Review

a company specializing in presentations and corporate messaging workshops. When the 2008 financial crisis necessitated painful cuts at a Silicon Valley insurance company, chief information officer Jag Randhawa knew he needed a creative solution to boost morale and keep employees engaged.

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