This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
The Importance of CIO Leadership in the Modern Business Landscape In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, digital leadership has emerged as a critical factor for success. To start, it is essential to clearly define the specific traits and skills required for effective digital leadership within your organization.
[As a leader], you—not the IT department, nor the VP of IT, nor the chiefinformationofficer (CIO)—must understand, drive and be accountable for how technology is structured in order to reach the strategic goals of the operation….Technology
Ben Lichtenwalner presents Digital Media and the Future of Leadership at Hope College’s Critical Issues Symposium. Leadership is not easy, but digital media makes it easier than ever before. I recently spoke at Hope College’s Critical Issues Symposium, on the topic of Digital Media and the Future of Leadership.
In the dynamic environment in which business now operates a symphonic C-suite makes a great deal of sense, as it allows leadership teams to tackle issues that no single function can adequately explain. It enables the leadership to be shared which is a common theme that we see in nature.
Peter Drucker said that– business has two–and only two–basic functions: marketing and innovation. Well, your company probably already has a ChiefMarketingOfficer (CMO), and most likely a Chief Innovation Officer (CINO, to distinguish from your ChiefInformationOfficer, CIO).
Here are the seven C-level skills and traits companies prize most: Leadership. The skills cited as most indispensable for C-level executives—not just CEOs—are those that jointly constitute leadership. Ethical leadership was also mentioned. Ethical leadership was also mentioned. Strategic thinking and execution.
But too many organizations are stretching their ChiefInformationOfficers (CIO) too thin. Effective leadership and management across these areas is possible, but not without without providing CIOs with the proper support structures and instituting necessary organizational alignment. focus and vision.
Consider Staples, the office-supplies retailer, which had tumbled from being the market leader to being a third of the new leader’s size by 1992. the danger that the newcomer will clash for political or personality reasons with members of the leadership team).
Leadership & Developing People Book. Functional experiences help make you great at something, i.e. marketing, supply chain, R&D. You’ve not only been a great marketer in one region, but proven that you can lead marketing when you have a new team, in a turnaround situation and in a different geography.
CFOs were the first functional chiefs to join, followed in the 1980s by Chief Strategy Officers (CSOs). The 1990s saw the appearance of ChiefInformationOfficers, ChiefMarketingOfficers and others. Finally, with size comes disengagement.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content