Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
Despite the changing role of CIO, one thing remains the same: the CIO is expected to be the king (or queen) of tech knowledge. It just will not do to be ignorant about a new technology the millennials are bringing to work, or slow to address the perennial “adopt or not to adopt” question in…
The goal of the Master Listener is to be able to re-create the other person’s communication in such a way that the sender experiences that the receiver has understood their communication. However this seldom, if ever, happens. Why? Because the master level listening involves the combination of both words and three-dimensional mass. In watching how…
Great leaders are hard to come by so we’d like to recognize the best of the best in this year’s CEO Vision Awards. Do you know of a CEO that goes above and beyond; leading by example in a way that brings out the best in others and promotes their business and brand in novel…
Moving a data center is a major undertaking for most organizations. And a successful move is a nice resume builder for any IT professional. A successful move will showcase skills in large-scale project planning, project management, technology integration and interpersonal communications. The process provides a chance for exposure across the company, as virtually every department…
Moving from the CIO’s seat to the top of the C-Suite is no small feat. It’s not a venture won by thrust and feint maneuvers but by cleverly presented tales of fiat accompli on your resume. And it isn’t your mastery of technologies that will win the day it’s how well you play with others….
In an ideal world, every IT department would be prepared, organized and ready to meet emerging business needs. Yet today’s constantly evolving economic environment means that much is in a state of flux, especially when it comes to IT staffing issues. Even companies that are expanding may still be faced with limited ITstaff or budgets,…
As I pointed out last month in my first article, to become a master communicator you need to first become a master listener. One of the challenges to becoming a master listener is being fully present. By filtering what is being said through your own conceptual conditioning your IT leadership abilities will be reduced. Why…
The familiar refrain “reinvent yourself” has never been more sound for those in search of career advancement today. Fortunately for the CIO, reinvention is a relatively easy thing to do given the innovations IT wields every day. It’s a matter of looking at those technologies differently and seeing them as much as a means to…
I would like to start this series on effective executive communication by first exploring the area of listening. What are the blocks and barriers that stop you from being a master listener? How can we master in-flow? How can we be truly “present” to another person’s communication? Once the muscle of effective listening is developed…
Business is starting to pick up, and demand is growing within your IT department. But signs of a sustained economic turnaround are still somewhat murky and, despite the need for new staff, you’re not yet convinced it’s time to hire. After all, you had to lay off workers when the recession hit and you don’t…