Roundtable Talk

MARCH 17, 2010

← Seymour Schulich delivers the goods on decision-making WestJet’s CEO step down: The first sign of the leadership apocalypse? I’ve noticed that the same can be said for leaders who find themselves in particularly “high influence” leadership roles. RoundtableTalk Where ambitious leaders meet. Happy leading!

CIO 44

CIO Godin Blog Crisis Management 44

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Much as war is too important to be left to the generals, the business of network effects is too valuable to be entrusted to the CMOs and CIOs. But the potential impact and influence of network effects goes far beyond unique selling propositions and user experience. Information & technology Leadership Social media'

Management 8

Management Supply Chain CIO Core Competence 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2013

But I would suggest that there is something more fundamental happening behind the numbers; something lurking in the very nature of digital marketing and what it asks of leadership and what it means for accountability. Yesterday''s Linux hackers are now the chief architects and CIOs of the largest enterprises. That is leadership.

CIO 8

CIO Marketing CRM Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

First, CIOs and technical leaders too often take a limited “tech-implementation” view and measure success on deployment metrics like live sites or licenses. You can influence the transition to new digital ways of working by modeling the change you want to see happen – and by encouraging your colleagues to do so.

Technology 8

Technology Metrics Budgeting CIO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Mistake #1: The content focuses on “thought leadership” Most marketers would describe their current content strategy as an effort to demonstrate “thought leadership” in their industry. We like the example set by Jeff Lowe, CMO of SMART Technologies, and his team.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2013

Marketing that''s based on customer advocacy and influence must keep this basic truth front and center. The most important thing you can bring to a dialogue with me is knowing my problems," says Patty Morrison , CIO of Cardinal Health. The obvious starting point, which everyone knows, but many firms lose sight of this over time.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

He told me about the days, decades ago, when he first ran into a new breed of executive and thought, “What the heck is a CIO?” The issues in each of these buckets require new leadership, or at least a rethinking of it in the highest ranks of companies, and deep operational changes. My father worked at IBM for 35 years.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2018

These decisions are inevitably influenced by hype from vendors and the media, expensive consultants offering “thought leadership” insights, many high profile experiments, and a few exciting success stories that keep people wanting more.

Technology 8

Technology Business Model CEO Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2014

I’m 100% in favor of kindness and compassion in leadership. When those requests didn’t come through, he talked with Bryan’s boss, the company’s CIO. “I I would present the potential consequences or outcomes of decisions or situations as they arose and try to influence his choices,” she says. What the Experts Say.

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Case Study Resources Long-term CIO 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

A true coach will represent and promote a salesperson's solution to his colleagues and, even better, to senior executive leadership. The ideal coach is the person with the highest authority or influence involved in the selection process. A frenemy is someone who befriends you so that you think he is a supporter.

CIO 12

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

Leadership risk: Psychology has found that "for most people, the fear of losing $100 is more intense than the hope of gaining $150", and IT leaders are no exception. However, it is not failed projects as much as projects not taken on that will most influence the future success of an enterprise. Accept failure, do not accept not trying.

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