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By: Dean Nicolacakis

Dean Nicolacakis — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:46:24 +0000

Chris, I think you are spot on both about playing to individual strengths and to about building a renaissance team not looking for renaissance people. In IT groups, it feels like there are two parts of the organization where this is most important and where the typical gaps happen. The first is between IT and the business, the second between the application team and the infrastructure team. In many cases at my clients these folks aren’t only on different teams they are in differnet cities and even work for different companies. They associate themselves functionally instead with the projects they all work on. It seems to me that part of the improvement answer lies in redefining what team is most important to deliver results.

By: Dean Nicolacakis

Dean Nicolacakis — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:46:00 +0000

By: jfbauer

jfbauer — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:09:42 +0000

In looking back at past IT management roles, I found the most effective leadership team is when the levels in the org chart worked to leverage each others strengths. I may have been more analytical and technical, but my boss was more relationship and external party’s motivations focused. We combined to leverage our separate skills into a stronger, more cohesive management vehicle. Instead of trial and error, in this case, it was his/her leadership to be candor-us up front to quickly arrive at the combo working arrangement.

By: jfbauer

jfbauer — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:09:00 +0000

By: Martin Mendez

Martin Mendez — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:51:06 +0000

About the point that you mention of focusing in strengths I recommend you read this book from Gallup Organization: First, break all the rules ( Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/ykddtb5 ) that emphasize this point to manage talent in big and complex organizations.

By: Martin Mendez

Martin Mendez — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:51:00 +0000

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By: S. Navpreet Jatana

S. Navpreet Jatana — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:02:18 +0000

Thanks for sharing–excellent post!

The “CIO by Committee” in my mind is the “Office of the CIO”. Here’s what worked well for me in assembling the OCIO: through behavioral interviewing, understand each team member’s strengths; create an organizational structure to leverage those strengths; empower them to take action so we create a strengths-based, outcome-focused workplace.

“First, Break All the Rules” by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman was a key element and required reading for the team.