Leadership
CIO Leadership Stories – Lead By Example
Tweet This is the second of three leadership stories I’ve been reflecting on aided by the brisk mountain air during Spring Break last week. If you missed it, here is the first story about learning to ski and learning to learn. I hope these stories provide some inspiration for you and your teams. Helmets Are […] MORE
March 29, 2010
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CIO Leadership Stories – Learning to Learn
Tweet My family and I just returned from a week long spring break trip to Colorado. I’m very thankful for the opportunity to take a long break, as it’s great to spend that much time with family and friends, and it is also a good recharge. Also, several hours on ski lifts provide some good […] MORE
March 22, 2010
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4 Tiring IT Truisms
Tweet I’ve spent the last several weeks thinking a lot about the enterprise collaboration and enterprise 2.0 space given increasing interest by our clients. One of my colleagues sent along a link to a related post about Enterprise 2.0 adoption. The summary is much appreciated. What I don’t appreciate as much is the use of […] MORE
March 03, 2010
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IT Czar – A New IT Leadership Role?
Tweet With the NFL playoffs in full swing*, most of the league’s teams are on the sidelines thinking about how to get better for next year. Most of the introspection involves evaluating coaches and players. One new front office hire that is particularly interesting is Cleveland’s recruiting of Mike Holmgren as its new president. He […] MORE
January 14, 2010
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CIO by Committee
Tweet We’ve had some good discussion on this blog, on LinkedIn IT Leadership groups and my CIO.com blog about the requisite skills and experience for a successful CIO. Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to hear two talks at a CIO conference Diamond sponsored that I’d like to combine into some observations about building […] MORE
November 23, 2009
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Can a CIO be Successful Without IT Experience?
Tweet Last week, the Financial Times ran an article about Sir Ian Andrews, the new leader of the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (analogous to the FBI) describing some concerns about his lack of relevant experience. Apparently, there are some who are mad that more hasn’t been done to control over 4,000 gangs and a […] MORE
September 22, 2009
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The CIO Role: One of Influence or Control?
Tweet I’d like to thank Michael Krigsman for inviting me to join him in the IT Failures town hall yesterday. It was great to interact with a few CIOs and other experts in IT management and leadership and discuss challenges facing the CIO in successfully delivering value. For those who missed it, the entire session […] MORE
July 29, 2009
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The Art of Why
Tweet Many of the words associated with information technology reflect the long-standing focus on how to do things. Software engineering, methodology, use cases, BPM, governance, and workflow are just some examples. This makes sense because IT is complex and focusing on getting better is part of the challenge. With this as a backdrop, think about […] MORE
June 02, 2009
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Do CIOs Develop Leaders Like NCAA Coaches?
Tweet by Chris Curran, with research by Michael Mariani I am very passionate about coaching team sports and have been a basketball player most of my life. So, I read with great interest a recent MIT Sloan Management Review article, What Can Managers Learn From College Basketball? There are three very interesting points: 1. That […] MORE
May 05, 2009
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3 CIO Lessons from Obama's First 100 Days
Tweet Today marks President Obama’s 100th day in office. Gallup reports that Obama’s 63% approval rating is the best since Carter’s early approval rating in 1977 (the highest was JFK’s 74% in 1961; CNN’s take). Americans have used the first 100 days as a predictor of Presidential success ever since FDR’s barrage of New […] MORE
April 29, 2009
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