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Why Can't a CIO Be More Like a CFO?

Harvard Business Review

But it should be the CIO''s job. 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. The time is ripe for CIOs to take a page from the CFOs'' playbook to ensure both accountability and responsibility for information creation.

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To Blog or Not to Blog?

N2Growth Blog

Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Stuart Oliver: Entrepreneur, Interim CIO, Technology COO, Strategist, » Blog Archive » To blog or not to blog [.] However the goal is not to do it quickly, it's to do it well. Mike Myatt from N2Growth has this interesting blog entitled “To blog or not to blog“ [.]

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Companies That Don’t Manage Utilities Strategically Are Throwing Money Away

Harvard Business Review

For example, the finance department approves what to buy, facilities maintains equipment, HR tells employees how to conserve energy, and marketing manages the company’s corporate sustainability reporting. You’d think that increasingly sophisticated technology would help reduce this waste.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

Have you ever met a sales executive or a CIO who said: "Sales is too important to be left to Sales" or "IT is too important to be left to IT"? Yes, they are closer to the business and should know better what they need to do so they can meet their business goals. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Im sick about it.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

Have you ever met a sales executive or a CIO who said: "Sales is too important to be left to Sales" or "IT is too important to be left to IT"? Yes, they are closer to the business and should know better what they need to do so they can meet their business goals. That's different in IT, accounting, or finance. I'm sick about it.

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The Financial Industry Needs to Start Planning for the Next 50 Years, Not the Next Five

Harvard Business Review

The current innovation model in the finance sector is designed to generate the highest possible short-term returns. Rather, it should look to make such an acquisition for the dynamic leader at the helm, who likely has a more pro-innovation agenda and greater tolerance for short-term failures in the pursuit of longer-term goals.

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3 Ways Big Companies Are Connecting with Younger Consumers

Harvard Business Review

Big financial services companies are challenged when it comes to connecting with younger consumers, particularly about personal finance. Starwood CIO Martha Poulter told me that Starwood’s strategy is to try to amaze their guests so they will share their experiences through their social channels.