Leadership

Is Your CIO Your CDO?

One analyst reports that by 2015 25% of companies will have a Chief Digital Officer (CDO) who resides outside of the IT department and is responsible for driving the digitization of research and development, marketing, customer service and the creation of new…

How to Become a Hero for Growth

One thing that happens when you work to develop change across an organization: you detect the “cultural” elements of an organization that often go unnoticed by the people involved.  Just as a “Fish discovers water last,” people working in a cultural context…

Why YOU Need a Business Architecture

I just returned from the OMG/BA Guild Business Architecture Innovation Summit where there was a lot of discussion on the subject of business architecture value. No one had a good answer for either creating a business case or measuring value delivered. This…

Implementing Organizational Structure and Focus

When I joined the IT Department at the American University of Sharjah as the Director, I was presented with an organizational structure challenge.  I found out that I had 21 direct reports and that my department did not have a concept of…

My First 180 Days as a CIO

Hard to believe that time has gone so quickly in my CIO role.  On March 17, 2013 I have been the Director of Information Technology at the American University of Sharjah in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates for 180 days. It has been a…

Line-In-The-Sand Leadership

We know that attitude, culture, and engagement underpin the performance of a team.  Despite knowing this, the announcement yesterday that four key players in the Austalian cricket squad currently touring India will be excluded from selection to play in the third test-match…

Understanding the Strategy Diffusion Problem

“Everyone is trying to do their best but they don’t fully understand our strategy. As a consequence, we are getting better and better at things that don’t matter.” Senior Business Manager While most leaders have a good idea of what they want…

Strong CIO, C-suite Relationships Drive Growth

Your ability as a CIO to cultivate strong relationships with your C-suite peers is paramount to your professional success in an environment where IT is expected to generate revenue and enhance the customer experience. But more than your career longevity is on…
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