Podcast: CIO Leadership Live with Tony Caesar, MANA IT Head, Ericsson

Tony Caesar, MANA IT Head at Ericsson, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They will discuss the future of work, smart factory advances, virtual workplaces and more. This episode is sponsored by Tableau. Discover more at https://www.tableau.com/tableau-for-it/data-platform. To read this article in full, please…

3 steps toward a more innovative business culture

For business leaders, few things are more critical to their overall success than nurturing and maintaining a culture of innovation. According to McKinsey’s latest Global Innovation Survey, while more than 80% of executives agree that innovation is an important aspect of their growth strategy, only 6% are anywhere near satisfied with innovation performance. That’s an…

How Johnson Controls is going ‘digital to the core’

As Johnson Controls expands its focus from manufacturing HVAC, fire detection, and building controls products to providing predictive analytics and smart facilities, Johnson’s end-to-end processes, says CIO Diane Schwarz, must be “digital to the core.” “Historically, we manufactured, installed, and serviced items,” says Schwarz, who has been CIO of the $22 billion global company since…

How to cultivate IT talent remotely

The pandemic proved that working remote works. People were productive — often more productive than they were in the office — and want to keep doing it. But if you were the kind of manager who led by owning a room and promoted people because you could see they were charismatic, dedicated, or natural leaders…