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Capital vs. Influence

N2Growth Blog

I have watched entrepreneurs and executives initially trivialize the value of influence in a capital transaction, only to regret it down the road. Savvy CEOs simply aren’t in a rush to close the deal and secure the funding if it means sacrificing knowledge, experience and influence. of their portfolio companies.

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The CIO in Crisis: What You Told Us

Harvard Business Review

Our research, conducted in partnership with Harvard Business Review, The Economist, CEB (formerly the Corporate Executive Board), Intel, and TNS Global, finds that corporate leadership has lost confidence in the CIO as a strategic partner and views IT as a commodity rather than a difference-maker.

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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 [.] Mike Myatt from N2Growth has this interesting blog entitled “To blog or not to blog“ [.] link] Swiecki’s Blog » Tech-blog Carnival Edition 2 [.] I Think Not.

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Don't believe your own hype

Roundtable Talk

I’ve noticed that the same can be said for leaders who find themselves in particularly “high influence” leadership roles. It doesn’t matter if you’re in HR, finance, IT, marketing… these new buddies will be everywhere. Suddenly, you become the person that everyone’s trying to schmooze. Happy leading!

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IT Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Its Users

Harvard Business Review

Bob in Finance simply didn’t bring his own mainframe to work. CIOs who don’t empower their workforce become disempowered. Ralph Lora, the CIO of Clorox, riffing off the antagonistic concept of “shadow IT,” , has implemented an approach he calls “Shallow IT.” company. .”

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