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…
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…
“As the father of four children, my thoughts naturally gravitate beyond my own lifetime. My family and I love the outdoors and it’s important to me that my kids and subsequent generations have the same opportunities to appreciate its beauty and the rich experiences it offers. But that depends on our ability and commitment to…
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…
For the past few years, IT leaders at a US financial services company have been struggling to hire data scientists to harness the increasing flood of incoming data that, if used properly, could improve customer experience and drive new products. To deal with this hiring problem, they’ve had to get creative. They’re not just offering…
XaaS is, regrettably, defined as, “any computing service that is delivered via the internet and paid for in a flexible consumption model rather than as an upfront purchase or license.” Do some Googling about XaaS and you’ll find much repetitive gushing, but for the more jaundiced among us, it’s hard to avoid concluding that XaaS…
Il s’agit d’un style de gestion où les dirigeants encouragent et motivent les employés à innover et apporter eux-mêmes des solutions contribuant à la croissance et au succès futur de l’entreprise. Pour ce faire, ils donnent l’exemple au niveau de la direction, par le biais d’une culture d’entreprise forte, suscitant la participation et l’autonomie des…
During the past few years, business leaders experienced a crash course of invaluable lessons. While there was plenty to learn throughout the pandemic, perhaps the most important takeaway was the value of being agile and flexible in the face of fast-moving changes. The businesses with the resilience to roll with the punches have fared measurably…
Prasanna Burri began his career as a mechanical engineer in India but had a secret passion for IT. His endeavour to get into the technology space led him to learn about enterprise application platforms and he eventually started his ERP career at IBM. Later he joined SAP Labs in the US where he was immersed…
CIO is the seventh title Ramon Richards has held at Fannie Mae, a leading source of financing for mortgages in the US. The latest promotion came in August 2021 for Richards, who is in his 23rd year with the company. I recently spoke with Richards to learn about the technology and business transformation under way…