5 forces shaping the future IT workforce

Concerns about a looming recession have not derailed the booming IT job market. In the first half of this year, 115,000 new IT jobs were added, according to consulting firm Janco Associates. Even with inflation, high energy costs, and the invasion of Ukraine, IT hiring continued at a record-setting pace, but keeping tech talent still…

CIO Leadership Live with Kenny Thein, CIO at Restaurant Brands

Restaurant Brands Chief Information Officer Kenny Thein on evolving to meet customers’ ever changing needs, thinking like a start-up but operating as an enterprise, and the importance of sparking STEM curiosity in the younger generation. Watch this episode: #id62e6a85138593 .jw-wrapper::before { content: “Kenny Thein” !important; } CIO Leadership Live Read More from This Article:…

Capital Group invests big in talent development

For financial services company Capital Group, competing in tight IT talent markets is all about the long run. “We focus on the long term,” says Global CIO Marta Zarraga. “Every single decision we make is based on the healthiness of the organization long term.” That focus includes not only the firm’s customer-facing strategies but also…

Networking 101: Cultivate your weakest links

What if everything you believed about networking was wrong? What if a network of people you barely know is more likely to advance your career than your strongest, closest connections? This counterintuitive notion—and the research supporting it—dates back to 1973 when Stanford sociology professor Mark Granovetter published “The Strength of Weak Ties.” His research paper…

The CIO’s guide to mastering IT trends

Monitoring IT trends is no trivial task. After all, the deluge is considerable. Every day, single-shingle IT cognoscenti blog, tweet, and podcast their thoughts about the future of IT. Every week, vendors — the supply side of the tech community — release whitepapers and forecasts about where they think (or hope you will think) technology…

Novanta CIO Sarah Betadam on the CIO-CEO relationship

Sarah Betadam, CIO at Novanta, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss CIO-CEO relationships, business/IT partnerships, servant leadership, agile mindsets vs. methodologies and more. Watch this episode: #id62e2c2ffdd85a .jw-wrapper::before { content: “Sarah Betadam” !important; } Listen to this episode: CIO Leadership…