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How to Evaluate Whether You Made an Effective Career Decision

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Tom made a major career decision 3 months ago: he decided to leave his position as chief information officer at a large manufacturing firm to become an entrepreneur and start a company to provide software that helps manufacturers improve the quality of their manufacturing process. The Science of Effective Decision Making.

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How to Lead Massive Change: An Interview with Lockheed Martin CIO Sondra Barbour

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MAY 17, 2012

Sondra Barbour is the chief information officer and senior vice president of enterprise business services at Lockheed Martin. She’s a company veteran and change leader who has taken on increasingly responsible positions over the course of her career.

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Taking the reins of my career and succeeding in the C-Suite through leadership coaching

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

The post Taking the reins of my career and succeeding in the C-Suite through leadership coaching appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. Think about the last compliment you got from a friend, colleague or even from the boss. How did it feel? Great, right? That’s exactly how I feel every time I connect with my leadership coach – […].

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3 Steps To Start A New Career

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MAY 25, 2022

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Career-Stifling Unconscious Bias Demands a Do-Together Strategy

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JUNE 18, 2023

But are corporate leaders doing enough to quash micro-aggressive, biased-driven behaviors that fuel toxicity, reduce productivity, and […] The post Career-Stifling Unconscious Bias Demands a Do-Together Strategy appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. Copyright The CEOWORLD magazine Limited 2021. All rights reserved.

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A Six-Second Six Pack? Really, Now…

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MARCH 16, 2015

Don, our CEO, has been hearing some serious grumbling about Bill, our Chief Information Officer,” she groaned. If Bill were interested in investing time, working hard, making this change a high-priority goal and continuing his changed behavior throughout his career, then I could definitely help him. Look in the mirror.

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How Senior Executives Stay Passionate About Their Work

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2017

Jim Fowler and Jeff Smith talked about peripheral vision in relation to the chief information officer role (Fowler is currently CIO at General Electric, and Smith was formerly CIO at IBM). “They cared about how I was developing and growing in my career but also as a manager, leader, and communicator.”

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A Simple Way to Map Out Your Career Ambitions

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

It’s easy to be confused about how to grow in your career. Since the 70-20-10 ratio says that experiences best accelerate your development, you’ll want to understand which experiences will build your career and, more importantly, the few, most powerful experiences that can close your from/to gap. Request an interview.

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11 Ways Big Companies Undermine Innovation

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Seeking more influence and power, the company’s Chief Information Officer has altered his title, becoming Chief Innovation Officer. Staffers who are linked to failed projects see their career prospects dim. Sorry, but innovation doesn’t tend to radiate from the corporate data center.

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The Seven Skills You Need to Thrive in the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2014

One consultant described the search for a chief information officer in these terms: “Whereas technical expertise was previously paramount, these competencies [being sought today] are more about leadership skills than technical ones.” Career planning Managing yourself' Why Good Managers Are So Rare.

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The Dangerous Tension Between CMOs and CIOs

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2013

That is very bad news for their businesses and, not incidentally, for their own careers. Thus, even though both marketing and IT professionals say they want to be more collaborative, meaningful collaboration is unlikely to occur.

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Are We Asking Too Much of Our CIOs?

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

But too many organizations are stretching their Chief Information Officers (CIO) too thin. Research focused on the careers of 14 highly successful CIOs found that, beyond the skills needed by all C-level executives (an extensive network, emotional intelligence, leadership, etc.), CIOs especially need: an integrative mind.

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6 Ways to Keep Good Ideas from Dying at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

“We’re working on the problems that haven’t arrived yet,” says executive director Kyle Nel, who reports to the company’s chief information officer. They’re incentivized to say yes to a few, since they make massive amounts of money when they back the next Facebook, Google, or Dropbox.

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How to Lead Massive Change: An Interview with Lockheed Martin CIO Sondra Barbour

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