Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

Skip Angel, Random Thoughts of a CTO). ” (Skip Angel, Random Thoughts of a CTO). “Full of incredibly useful tools and charts -- all about how small businesses execute strategy.” “The approach is current and I love that it ties technology and systems with strategy.

CTO 101

CTO Books Balanced Scorecard Norton 101

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 6, 2014

Learn from the university of the customer and the co-worker One of the key strategies for breaking sales records is to sell the customer back their own product. Guibert Englebienne, co-founder and CTO of Globant told me, “When you find unique talent, recruit it. The student became the teacher.

Execution 213

Execution CTO Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 213

CEO Insider

AUGUST 21, 2022

These three strategies can help keep your operations on time and budget. Workflow bottlenecks can negatively impact everything from employee satisfaction to the bottom line. Avoiding the snowball effect that comes with logjams means creating more efficient workflows that keep the organization moving in the right direction.

Efficiency 131

Efficiency Organization Magazine How To 131

Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

In Elephants Before Unicorns: Emotionally Intelligent HR Strategies To Save Your Company , I describe elephants – you know, the elephants in the room that no-one talks about – that are hurting your ability to hire and retain your best people – the unicorns. Take the right amount of time to review and implement a hiring strategy.

Emotional Intelligence 74

Emotional Intelligence CTO Stress Exit Strategy 74

Strategy Driven

JUNE 8, 2019

Shane Zilinskas is the Founder and CEO of Los Angeles software development agency ClearSummit , and the Co-Founder and CTO of TuneRegistry, a music rights SaaS platform. We hope this chart will be helpful in either choosing a career in software development or switching to a different specialization in mid-career. About the Author.

Software 50

Software Development CTO Engineering 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 20, 2021

It’s usually the job of a bank’s chief financial officer (CFO), chief risk officer (CRO), or chief technology officer (CTO) to oversee tech implementation. It won’t be as simple as rolling the software out across your enterprise, then expecting everything to go smoothly from thereon.

Technology 68

Technology Chief Financial Officer Banking Chief Technology Officer 68

Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

So a good strategy is to learn about what automation solutions are out there, start experimenting and incorporating them into your workflows, and augment yourself using these technologies instead of rolling the dice and letting your employer make those decisions for you. “Automation is a game of tasks, not a game of occupations.”

Blanchard 101

Blanchard Education CTO Technology 101

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

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. Where can you find long-term strategies for your business? Once you know, rebalance or change your strategy to deliver optimum returns. Improve productivity.

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Magazine Rogers Long-term 66

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

But, actually, their lack of robust security strategy and resources make them easier to penetrate. Leaders of small and medium size businesses (SMBs) often think their size lets them operate under the radar, as less attractive targets to bad guys.

Bottom-up 88

Bottom-up Software Policies CIO 88

CEO Insider

MARCH 1, 2023

We’ve heard it for decades. We have been ‘on the brink’ of a clean industrial revolution seemingly forever. It never came. Now it’s here and, as always, driven by government policy. The threat from climate change has been the subject of conversation, activism, and often aggressive debate for decades.

Magazine 135

Magazine Policies Industry Chief Technology Officer 135

CEO Insider

OCTOBER 30, 2022

As a leader, when you have a lot on your plate – whether it’s work or family responsibilities– it can feel like things are spiraling out of control. In my own life, one of the most challenging periods was when I was caring for a deathly ill family member. What I discovered during this experience […].

Development 122

Development Magazine Chief Technology Officer CTO 122

CEO Insider

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic” – so said management guru Peter Drucker, in a truism that speaks volumes in a post-Covid age. The US labor market stands at a crossroads right now, with new and volatile crosswinds – including surging job openings, […].

Drucker 124

Drucker Magazine Marketing Chief Technology Officer 124

CEO Insider

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We know that gender equality remains a huge problem for businesses, but for real change to occur, the drive has to come from the top. So, firstly, why is this important? The case for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is considerable, not only from a moral perspective, but because it simply makes good […].

Magazine 115

Magazine Morale Diversity Chief Technology Officer 115

CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Purpose has become a buzzword, with many organizations only paying lip service to the idea without putting any real effort into fulfilling it. Purpose is simply an intent, and without action to back it up it’s not enough to create real change.

Magazine 105

Magazine Chief Technology Officer Organization CTO 105

CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Human skills, often referred to as soft skills, define how we engage with others and often include leadership, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving, to name a few. Many other cognitive and socio-emotional skills come into play, and these skills often provide the foundation pivotal for high emotional Intelligence or EQ.

Emotional Intelligence 105

Emotional Intelligence Magazine Reference Skills 105

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

One CTO I coached realized he’d been delegating too much because he no longer had proper visibility into what his teams were working on. Unfortunately, the CEO had over-delegated the vision to other members of the executive committee and didn’t properly communicate a shift in his revenue strategy. Reset with your team.

Delegation 14

Delegation CTO Project Software 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

And as part of a contingent staffing strategy, emerging businesses and startups can afford access to outstanding technical experts that would otherwise be cost prohibitive on a full-time basis. One approach that 10X has recommended is creating a roving CTO or project managers. Broaden the role of your “chiefs.”

CTO 8

CTO Agility Management Chief Technology Officer 8

CEO Insider

APRIL 6, 2023

The things that happen to us in life are often not so much about what’s taking place in the moment, but about placing us on a path to lead the way for others. It would be years before I realized the truth of that. I was born in 1954.

Magazine 96

Magazine Chief Technology Officer CTO Software 96

CEO Insider

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There’s conflict in change. And right now, we’re going through a large change, composed of many smaller transitions. Whether we’re talking about national politics, social and economic models, individuals or companies, so much of our world is in transition…and conflict.

Magazine 98

Magazine Politics Chief Technology Officer Company 98

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

While Agile began as a product development innovation, it sparked a corporate strategy and process revolution. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. When new CTO Prakash Khot arrived from Salesforce, he shifted the company towards continuous delivery, testing changes more frequently and on smaller audiences. Insight Center.

Agility 8

Agility Development Organization Software 8

CEO Insider

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For more than 20 years, Jeff Bezos fought against the entropy inherent in large organizations. He demanded that Amazon always act as a startup, that it would always be Day 1 at Amazon. As he said in his 1997 shareholder letter, “Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by […].

Letter 72

Letter Magazine Chief Technology Officer Organization 72

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

This isn’t the fault of the technology or the CTO, who usually manages it. It’s a result of misguided strategy. Because it involves software, many companies make it the CTO’s responsibility. The problem is that CRM’s purported goals are vastly different from the way it usually functions in real life.

CRM 8

CRM Execution CTO Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

As promised , I asked Bruce Brown , P&G's CTO, one of the questions readers submitted last week: "As you look forward into the future what do you see as P&G's largest challenges, as seen through your eyes as CTO?" Brown described how localizing research activities is a key component of that strategy. The Red Dot."

Innovation 15

Innovation CTO Senge Globalization 15

CEO Insider

MARCH 13, 2023

It is estimated that 70% – 90% of the new products that come on the market each year fail to produce profits. When profits are not there, the product does not have a reason to exist. The numbers speak for themselves, and the percentage of products that fail is literally huge.

Marketing 52

Marketing Productivity Products Magazine 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

As explained by Siddharta Mukerjee in his book The Gene , Sanger “turned his own strategy upside down and tried to build DNA, rather than break it down.” He had her sit next to the CEO, and enabled her to wander around and ask questions to everyone, including the CEO and the CTO.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain NGO CTO Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Starting a global engineering operation “essentially doubles the expense for 6-12 months,” says former Informatica CTO, James Markarian. says that making short term cost-reduction the sole focus can’t be a long term strategy: “One must find the right balance between talent and skill versus cost.”

Offshoring 8

Offshoring CTO Company Engineering 8

CEO Insider

APRIL 20, 2022

Despite the pandemic, executive recruiters face one of the strongest candidate markets in the past twenty years. You have more negotiating power than ever for executive compensation. When it comes to executive equity compensation, do you know that there are differences between employee equity from a corporation and an LLC?

Execution 52

Execution Magazine Article Marketing 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2013

Yes, while most of these requests are vetted for alignment with corporate strategy, what''s often missing is how these requests fit within a broader context of how the business overall generates value. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Reinventing Corporate IT An HBR Insight Center. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

Innovation 8

Innovation CIO ROI CTO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Participating in Strategy Formulation. Whether formal or informal, all large-scale companies have strategy-formulation and strategy-implementation processes. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Many IT functions are only involved in the implementation phase. Reinventing Corporate IT An HBR Insight Center.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2018

They believe they can do more by working hard, coming up with good strategies, and taking input from others. In my role at HubSpot, leading international expansion and strategy for the company, I’ve found that many of the employees who have immigration experience tend to think about potential international challenges much earlier.

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term Diversity CTO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Mature Company: The PM may have a more narrow scope, have co-workers who handle pricing, go-to-market strategies, etc. Cons: PMs have less exposure to company strategy and are just one of many voices of the customer. They also have more influence and authority over company resources.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

This should go without saying, but it’s vitally important to develop relationships with the CEO, business unit leaders, and other key executives to understand the company’s strategy, so that the innovation approach and projects you pursue align with overall corporate goals.

Innovation 8

Innovation Planning Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

In your initial days and weeks as the new CIO, it will be imperative to determine whether your organization has a sound strategy for increasing efficiency, service quality, and transparency for your community. Know Your Community''s Needs and Cater Your Strategy Accordingly. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer.

CIO 8

CIO Positioning PPM Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.”

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

” Generally speaking, CIO director prospects will have served as a CIO or CTO of a large organization whose market sector is relevant to the company of the board doing the recruiting. There is a fallacy that CIOs are tech geeks; successful CIOs understand people, technology, and business strategy.”

CIO 9

CIO Committee Technology P&L 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

My friend Craig Bickel , Principal at IT strategy consultancy WGroup told me that: "While functional responsibilities will remain specialized, innovation, implementation, and value realization must be shared between the business and IT." The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Reinventing Corporate IT An HBR Insight Center.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Management Information Technology Airlines 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 24, 2021

Karu Sankaralingam, PhD, is founder/CEO/CTO of Madison, WI-based SimpleMachines, Inc. About the Author. Dr. Sankaralingam started as professor of Computer Science at UW-Madison in 2007. He has 17 patents and has published 91 papers.

Software 92

Software CTO Travel Library 92