Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Our research, conducted in partnership with Harvard Business Review, The Economist, CEB (formerly the Corporate Executive Board), Intel, and TNS Global, finds that corporate leadership has lost confidence in the CIO as a strategic partner and views IT as a commodity rather than a difference-maker.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

It is all well and good — and true — to say that the role and mandate of the CIO are expanding. But too many organizations are stretching their Chief Information Officers (CIO) too thin. Today''s CIOs must learn to balance all of these personas. CIOs especially need: an integrative mind. focus and vision.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

A 2011 IBM study of over 3,000 CIOs revealed that CIO-CEO alignment is stronger than ever, with traditional companies aggressively investing in technology innovation. Marketers no longer live in an above-the-line world; instead, direct-response and pay-per-click advertising have entered the mix. Trends need not be domestic.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The CIO has to know what's going on in finance and marketing, for instance, and P&L experience is important even for support functions like human resources. The emerging global executive has tremendous opportunity for an exciting and rewarding career, but it will take a lot of work. C-level jobs have become less circumscribed.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2012

This situation is only more complicated in a tough job market. Regardless of the state of the job market, you should always negotiate. John Lees, a career strategist and author of How to Get a Job You'll Love , says that people rarely get to re-negotiate the terms until after two years on the job. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2012

If you are a business leader at the very top of your game, it will help you avoid career stagnation. As a corporate leader, you have already contributed value by building successful businesses, bringing innovative and high-quality products and services to market, and creating jobs. I have a challenge for you.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Have you ever met a sales executive or a CIO who said: "Sales is too important to be left to Sales" or "IT is too important to be left to IT"? Have you ever met a sales executive or a CIO who said: "Sales is too important to be left to Sales" or "IT is too important to be left to IT"? Im sick about it. I doubt it. Im sick about it.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Who Is Accountable for Your Career? Book Says Servant Leadership Critical for Marketing Leaders. Careers for Servant Leaders. Identify Your Leader’s Weakness. Do You Practice Artificial or Authentic Accountability? Blogging is a Mirror of Yourself and Your Organization. The Answer May Surprise You. Technology Leaders.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2013

Fact: When it comes to marketing spending, analog still outstrips digital by a factor of three to one. Digital marketing provides targeted reach and measurable impact. Innovative digital marketing approaches in social media, CRM, and other areas dominate the discussion. Shouldn''t CMOs and all marketers be shocked by this?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2013

This may seem like a silly question, the answer being of course, the sales & marketing team. Marketing that''s based on customer advocacy and influence must keep this basic truth front and center. The most important thing you can bring to a dialogue with me is knowing my problems," says Patty Morrison , CIO of Cardinal Health.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

These champions are “the lions,” because they are motivated by a desire to advance their company’s competitive position and aggressively dominate an emerging trend or market. These champions strive to improve their own career prospects. Advancement. Many, many other champions simply want the numbers to work.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2017

This collaborative approach is no longer optional: No single company, deploying only its own products or services, can capture IoT’s value by itself, and certainly not with the speed required in today’s digital market. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. Sponsored by DXC Technology. How the best companies get up to speed.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

The four weeks since hackers had attacked his company had been the most stressful of Jake Santini’s career. The idea of asking his CIO to leave under these circumstances was untenable. ” “We’re getting there,” the CIO answered, staring into his coffee. At Target, the CIO and then the CEO resigned.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

I call this phenomenon “executive brownout” and the details of El-Erian’s departure (not to mention more recent reporting on the conduct of his co-CIO Bill Gross, who has also since resigned) only confirmed my opinion that he was very likely suffering from it.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The report concluded: " Current copyright law does not merely distort some markets — rather it destroys entire markets " (emphasis in original). "It Locking Down Your Dream Career (LinkedIn Infographic). The Fax Machine Is Alive and Well (CIO Insight). LIVIN' THE DREAM (REALLY). BONUS BITS: Not Going Extinct.

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