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The ‘Old Economy’ Needs a Rocket Man

In the CEO Afterlife

Leaders who have thrived within innovative environments hold the key. Right away, he replaced the chief operating officer, chief marketing officer, chief technology officer and chief talent officer. Ironically, innovation is the catalyst of organic growth. What should be done?

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Career vs Passion: What should you run after?

HR Digest

Richard Harbridge, chief technology officer at 2toLead says, “At its best, passion is rewarding and can make us more important and enthusiastic about our work.” In most cases, if you are happy in your work, you tend to enjoy your work environment too. Being passionate about your work does not necessarily bring happiness.

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How to deal with cyber-attacks: publicly or privately?

Strategy Driven

Regulatory environment. Andrew Douthwaite has over 17 years of technology experience joining VirtualArmour in 2007 as a senior engineer. Now as Chief Technology Officer, Andrew focuses on leading growth in the managed security services business and ensuring VirtualArmour is a thought leader in the security industry.

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The Professional: Seven New Rules

Strategy Driven

Each one must know how we may impact the environment and, more critically, how we may be able to help. #3. Consider the chief technology officer of a company who is able to influence standards by being on an industry body – the revenue impact of such a thing can be immense. Every professional today has a carbon footprint.

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Whose Job Is It to Manage Freelancers?

Harvard Business Review

We have a unique perch from which to observe how well organizations are “tuned” to create a productive and positive work environment for freelancers and other agile talent. We suggest a number of possible approaches for organization leaders to consider: Assign a roving chief technology officer or project manager.

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The Unimportance of Practically Everything

Harvard Business Review

Or think of Nathan Myhrvold, the former Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft, who said (and then confirmed to me in person for this article), "The top software developers are more productive than average software developers not by a factor of 10x or 100x or even 1,000x, but by 10,000x." We eagerly eliminate the nonessentials.

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What to Do When You Have No Time to Think

Harvard Business Review

I had lunch recently with Rajip, the Chief Technology Officer of a large investment bank. When we returned to his office after spending an hour together, he had received 138 new email messages. Something's lost in an environment of manic productivity: learning. We need to reclaim them. We produce deliverables.