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The Benefits of a Chief Transformation Officer for Growth

N2Growth Blog

To tackle these issues, for the past five years, the new trend in executive hiring has been the Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) role. This is where the CTO role gets into the spotlight. This is an arduous task, especially if the CTO doesn’t hold the proper authority or have the support of the Executive Board.

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What Is Executive Coaching?

CO2

Case Study: Executive Performance Enhancement at a Global Corporation Situation : The Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of a multinational corporation, despite possessing exceptional technical and business acumen, was struggling to achieve the expected progress.

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Learning The Keys To Exceptional Execution

Tanveer Naseer

Commit to ongoing learning from everyone Research conducted by Richard Boyatzis at Case Western Reserve University highlights the importance of learning in business. Guibert Englebienne, co-founder and CTO of Globant told me, “When you find unique talent, recruit it. Then, it’s about the Xceptional execution of that ordinary idea.

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May 2017 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Everyone knows the roles and responsibilities for a CEO, CFO and CTO but change the wording and a different picture emerges. Consider this “Top Ten” list before committing to working with an executive coach.” Imagine, for example, a CEO tasked as the Chief Engagement Officer.” ” Find Eileen on Twitter at @macdarling.

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How Technical Debt Opens the Door to Cyber Attacks—and Steps to Protect Your Small Business

Strategy Driven

That mindset needs to be reinforced frequently and backed up by actions that demonstrate commitment and consequence behind company policies and processes. Visibly demonstrate across the organization the commitment to security. Make cybersecurity awareness a visible priority for every person in the organization.

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When Your Best Customers Really Aren't

Harvard Business Review

After an intense innovation workshop, the CTO of a globally-successful Chinese electronics supplier approached, unhappily. The CTO grimaced. As we talked, the CTO mentioned that one of these firms was a subsidiary of one of his company's biggest customers. Why do they refuse your offers to innovate?".

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11 Ideas for Economic Recovery

Strategy Driven

One retail CTO summed it up well at a recent SAS event when he said, “We don’t want to just struggle through and be hanging by our fingertips when the economy recovers. When setting expectations, always under-commit and over-deliver. Subscribe now to get your subscription to this award-winning quarterly magazine.