What is the IT function for and what will it become? The CIO as a strategic...
As the CIO and IT functions evolve, tack towards the strategic end of the business-relevance sprectrum
View ArticleChief Why Officer
By challenging everything asked of the CIO to become a Chief Why Officer, going on to then ask why not will reinvent the CIO and their…
View ArticleCIO as a change agent and 'internal' start-up CEO
In my experience many organisations are struggling with the relationship between strategy, IT and digital. The smart organisations are…
View ArticleWhat is digital?
A lack of common understanding as to what digital means is resulting in thousands of meetings taking place daily, where nobody in the…
View ArticleChief Intelligence Officer
Would you and your people prefer to spend most of your time splicing cables, replacing memory cards and telling users to reboot their…
View ArticleCIO, you are spoiling us!
In the absence of articulating your value proposition, then all boardroom eyes will be on your spending habits. But make sure they do…
View ArticleLife after prison - From Warden to Hotel Manager
Back in the day, life was easier and we could run the IT function as a prison service, where you were the governor - but now there is no…
View ArticleThe Innovation Virus
Innovation projects can range from turning today's technology into operational value through to turning tomorrow's technology into…
View ArticleThe lean startup career
You need to throw away your vision of you in the perfect role and focus on developing the skills that will keep you strategically…
View ArticleThe rough CIO travel guide
Ade McCormack looks at the key phrases to use - and avoid - if the CIO is to gain acceptance with the locals if their desired…
View ArticleCIO as a change agent and 'internal' start-up CEO
In my experience many organisations are struggling with the relationship between strategy, IT and digital. The smart organisations are…
View ArticleMerging the CIO into the boardroom
It is becoming increasingly apparent to both business leaders and shareholders that the world is changing and that new technology is…
View ArticleThe Exponential CIO
Many executives are running their organisations like newlyweds on the Orient Express; they are so in love with each other they don't…
View ArticleNow That's What I Call the CIO Playlist!
I spend a fair amount of time working with CIOs to increase their strategic relevance. Practical advice is all well and good until it…
View ArticleI, User
Often as CIOs it is very easy to get caught up in the present; data centre 'fires', talent outages and so on. If you manage to book some…
View ArticleDigital scenario planning
Digital is becoming the interesting end of 'IT'; and now that the boardroom has made the connection between profit, service experience…
View ArticleAre we asking too much of CIOs with our board level expectations?
When it comes to the plight of the CIO the word 'should' tends to be used more than 'is'. There is a sense - admittedly propagated by…
View ArticleThe Four Horsemen of the CIO Apocalypse
There are a number of 'horsemen' who if not managed with great care could steer your career into a cul-de-sac. Let's meet them.
View ArticleBandwidth management and gamifying your own role
Bandwidth, or bandwidth management, is often associated with technology management. As you may be aware my view is that CIOs should be less preoccupied with technology management and more focused on...
View ArticlePassion as a service and the exemplar Romanian NHS
I recently met the President of Romania's National Health Service. Romania is an interesting place, what with Count Dracula, Nicolae Ceausescu and Vlad the Impaler being high profile 'old boys'. With...
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