I, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Innovation Virus
Innovation projects can range from turning today's technology into operational value through to turning tomorrow's technology into…
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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleWhat 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
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