Companies are snapping up tech talent that can help put them in stronger positions on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic. The trend extends to CIOs as well. On that score, Ryan Smith will join Intermountain Healthcare as CIO on June 29, replacing long-time CIO Marc Probst, who is retiring in July after more…
Enterprise leadership is not only knowing how to lead, but when to follow. Recent events have demonstrated that sometimes, to lead is to follow. Here are five key areas when following is the path to great leadership. 1. Mobile security The single richest target for mobile cyberattacks is the c-suite, according to a report from…
Here’s where board members, the c-suite, managers and team leaders need to take charge by falling in line.
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Poor project performance is a bane to enterprises. Not only do projects that miss targets challenge an organization’s ability to remain competitive, they are a drain on resources, as The Project Management Institute’s 2020 Pulse of the Profession report shows that 11 percent of investment is wasted due to poor project performance. As organizations strive…
Wary of missing out on top talent during the coronavirus crisis, IT leaders are hiring everything from junior staff to senior technology managers from afar. Their modified courtship tactics — incorporating video conferencing software and virtual whiteboards in lieu of in-person meetings — have proved so effective that CIOs are rethinking their hiring strategies for…
Take an agile approach to dashboards, machine learning models, cleansing data sources, and data governance
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Sure, every IT leader and customer wants every software project delivered faster. But fast-tracked development can lead to buggy code, shoddy testing, incomplete solutions, or worse, insecure software. But, while no one wants a failed software project, sometimes certain contexts — market conditions, business needs, windows of opportunity — can justify some measure of tradeoffs…
By the time the recruiter cold-called him in the spring of 2016, University of Pennsylvania CIO Tom Murphy had been interested in joining a public company board for a while. “But it’s very hard to crack that code,” he says. When the recruiter explained the opportunity, Murphy was startled to learn the open board seat was at the…
How do business leaders help employees and customers thrive when they are stressed, fearful and longing for authentic human connections?
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CIOs are under tremendous pressure to cut costs, produce innovative new products and services, hire top talent, and even transform the organization’s business model. With so much on the CIO’s to-do list, the internal employee experience is in danger of falling to the bottom of the CIO agenda. Digital transformation has set the CIO’s attention…