Successful CIOs are also very persuasive Image Credit: Eric Malette. What does it take to be a successful CIO? The answer, of course, is that it takes a lot of different things. Most importantly you need to become good at selling both yourself and the importance of information technology to others. MORE
Companies are starting to realize the value of their CIOs Image Credit: las – initially. The importance of a CIO can be measured in a number of different ways. One such way is how often the CEO seeks out the CIO for consultation. MORE
You can never have too much cybersecurity Image Credit: Randen Pederson. Implementing a cyber-defense system for your company sure sounds like a good thing for the person with the CIO job to do. Just exactly what does that mean? MORE
More data is always better, but what if it’s personal data? Image Credit: Timo Newton-Syms Follow. As the person with the CIO job, you are the one who is responsible for managing all of the data that the company collects. We are all pretty used to what this means. MORE
High speed trading is all about having a very fast IT infrastructure Image Credit: Epic Fireworks. At most firms, the person with the CIO job plays a supporting role to the rest of the company. MORE
Here comes the future, are you ready to meet it? Image Credit: Michael Coghlan. It can be all too easy for the person with the CIO job to spend their time sitting around thinking about the future. We all know about things like big data, cloud computing, etc. MORE
Perhaps you need an engine to power your IT shop Image Credit: Jorge Quinteros. As the person with the CIO job, you have a lot of challenges facing you. One of the biggest is how you are going to use your limited IT resources to meet the needs of the entire company. MORE
Smartphones have matured and CIOs can learn from this Image Credit: Nokia Connect. CIOs exist in order to help their companies do more things and do them faster. MORE
The best kind of meetings are the ones that leave you breathless Image Credit: Pero Kvrzica. Think for just a moment about the last meeting that you went to. How did that turn out for you? Can you remember what was said? Even more interestingly, were you any healthier once the meeting was over. MORE
When you’ve accomplished something great, is it ok to tell people about it? Image Credit: bengtham. As the person with the CIO job, you are in charge of a lot of different things. MORE
GE is looking into networking gear in order to capture information from machines. Image Credit: Martin Abegglen. CIOs have discovered that they have a bit of a problem on their hands. The equipment that General Electric (GE) sells, power plant electrical gear, etc. MORE
Alibaba is creating a new training program for some of their employees. Image Credit: Andy Mitchell. If there is one task that we have to do a good job at as the person with the CIO job, it’s bringing new people onboard. MORE
The cloud comes with risk, is it worth it? Image Credit: Brad Clinesmith. MORE
Sometimes life can get to be just too much for us Image Credit: Joselito Tagarao. Can we talk about THOSE days? You know the ones that I’m talking about – the ones that just show up and slap you in the face. MORE
Should CIOs get involved in determining how much employees get paid? Image Credit: 401(K) 2012. Psst – would you like to know a secret? It turns out that at most companies, how much any given employee gets paid is determined more by art than science. MORE
Credibility is hard to get and easy to lose in the world of IT Image Credit: opensource.com. Quick question for you: if I asked someone that you know if you were a credible person , what would they tell me? MORE
Websites can be a vital tool for reaching your customers online. Image Credit: medithIT. Websites can be a vital tool for reaching your customers online. MORE
To forgive is divine, but is this something that CIOs should be doing? Image Credit: timlewisnm. Ah, the process of getting older. Each one of us is doing this every day and, with a little luck, we really don’t spent all that much time thinking about it. MORE
Futurist keep their eyes fixed on what may be coming our way Image Credit: ADiamondFellFromTheSky. I’ve got a quick question for you: how good is your ability to predict the future? MORE
We need to learn how we can learn from failure Image Credit: Behrooz Nobakht. I’m pretty sure that I’m not only speaking for myself when I say that I really, really don’t like failing at something. MORE
A NYSE outage is staring to raise concerns about the IT infrastructure Image Credit: Christine Puccio. MORE
Communication is key to the CIO job Image Credit: Harald Link. When you hold the CIO position, because of the importance of information technology you have a great deal of responsibility. This means that you have to come up with ways to let everyone who works for you know what you want them to accomplish. In a word, you have to communicate. As easy as this may sound to do, it turns out that it’s actually quite difficult to do well. MORE
The one thing that you don’t want to have in your IT department is dead wood Image Credit: Iain Farrell. Who works in your IT department? Is it a bunch of fired up people who arrive at work each and every day ready to take on the world? MORE
CIOs need to understand that status at work does not follow a formal hierarchy Image Credit: Eugene Kim. When a member of your department does a good job, all of a sudden you find yourself in a difficult position. You’d like to show this individual that they did a good job and that you appreciate it. MORE
Old management techniques don’t work with new employees Image Credit: Kevin O’Mara. MORE
What time should a CIO’s day start? Image Credit: Charity. I think that we can all agree that the life of the person with the CIO job is a very demanding life because of the importance of information technology. MORE
To increase diversity in IT, CIOs need to take the bias out of the hiring process Image Credit: Quinn Dombrowski. MORE
Data centers are only valuable if they can share data Image Credit: Sean Ellis. As the person with the CIO job at your company, you have the added responsibility of maintaining your company’s data centers. MORE
Sexual harassment in the workplace is unacceptable, what’s a CIO going to do? Image Credit: Christopher Porter. Any CIO that has been reading the newspaper, watching TV, or listening to the discussions that have been going on lately has picked up on a theme – sexual harassment in the workplace. MORE
Keeping the company safe is the job of the CIO Image Credit: Bill Smith. I think that we can all agree that we are living in an increasingly dangerous world. MORE
CIOs need to stop classifying their employees by placing them in a box Image Credit: jon jordan. As the person with the CIO job, you by necessity meet a lot of people. Many of these people work for you and so it’s important that you remember who they are. MORE
Airlines run on their IT systems and CIOs have to keep these running. Image Credit: Job Garcia. MORE
Your emails are safe from prying eyes, aren’t they? Image Credit: AJC1.As CIO, we are aware of the importance of information technology and all of the threats that our firms are facing on an almost daily basis. MORE
Chatbots may change how we communicate, are you ready? Image Credit: John Pasden. MORE
What you do when you are in between positions matters a lot Image Credit: Istvan. Congratulations, you’re now the CIO. Well, maybe not quite. You’re actually the interim CIO. What does this actually mean? MORE
Being a CIO is even harder to do right now Image Credit: Greg on the Run. There is a certain thrill that runs through all of us when we assumed the CIO position. MORE
The Accidental Successful CIO
JUNE 20, 2018
More data is always better, but what if it’s personal data? Image Credit: Timo Newton-Syms Follow. As the person with the CIO job, you are the one who is responsible for managing all of the data that the company collects. We are all pretty used to what this means.
The Accidental Successful CIO
JUNE 13, 2018
Futurist keep their eyes fixed on what may be coming our way Image Credit: ADiamondFellFromTheSky. I’ve got a quick question for you: how good is your ability to predict the future?
The Accidental Successful CIO
AUGUST 16, 2017
Companies are starting to realize the value of their CIOs Image Credit: las – initially. The importance of a CIO can be measured in a number of different ways. One such way is how often the CEO seeks out the CIO for consultation.
The Accidental Successful CIO
JUNE 8, 2018
CIOs need to understand that status at work does not follow a formal hierarchy Image Credit: Eugene Kim. When a member of your department does a good job, all of a sudden you find yourself in a difficult position. You’d like to show this individual that they did a good job and that you appreciate it.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 9, 2018
CIOs need to stop classifying their employees by placing them in a box Image Credit: jon jordan. As the person with the CIO job, you by necessity meet a lot of people. Many of these people work for you and so it’s important that you remember who they are.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 2, 2018
Here comes the future, are you ready to meet it? Image Credit: Michael Coghlan. It can be all too easy for the person with the CIO job to spend their time sitting around thinking about the future. We all know about things like big data, cloud computing, etc.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 16, 2018
Airlines run on their IT systems and CIOs have to keep these running. Image Credit: Job Garcia.
The Accidental Successful CIO
APRIL 25, 2018
To increase diversity in IT, CIOs need to take the bias out of the hiring process Image Credit: Quinn Dombrowski.
The Accidental Successful CIO
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Communication is key to the CIO job Image Credit: Harald Link. When you hold the CIO position, because of the importance of information technology you have a great deal of responsibility. This means that you have to come up with ways to let everyone who works for you know what you want them to accomplish. In a word, you have to communicate. As easy as this may sound to do, it turns out that it’s actually quite difficult to do well.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MARCH 21, 2018
When you’ve accomplished something great, is it ok to tell people about it? Image Credit: bengtham. As the person with the CIO job, you are in charge of a lot of different things.
The Accidental Successful CIO
APRIL 18, 2018
Old management techniques don’t work with new employees Image Credit: Kevin O’Mara.
The Accidental Successful CIO
APRIL 11, 2018
Smartphones have matured and CIOs can learn from this Image Credit: Nokia Connect. CIOs exist in order to help their companies do more things and do them faster.
The Accidental Successful CIO
JANUARY 31, 2018
Your emails are safe from prying eyes, aren’t they? Image Credit: AJC1.As CIO, we are aware of the importance of information technology and all of the threats that our firms are facing on an almost daily basis.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 2, 2018
Websites can be a vital tool for reaching your customers online. Image Credit: medithIT. Websites can be a vital tool for reaching your customers online.
The Accidental Successful CIO
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Chatbots may change how we communicate, are you ready? Image Credit: John Pasden.
The Accidental Successful CIO
APRIL 4, 2018
Alibaba is creating a new training program for some of their employees. Image Credit: Andy Mitchell. If there is one task that we have to do a good job at as the person with the CIO job, it’s bringing new people onboard.
The Accidental Successful CIO
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Successful CIOs are also very persuasive Image Credit: Eric Malette. What does it take to be a successful CIO? The answer, of course, is that it takes a lot of different things. Most importantly you need to become good at selling both yourself and the importance of information technology to others.
The Accidental Successful CIO
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Keeping the company safe is the job of the CIO Image Credit: Bill Smith. I think that we can all agree that we are living in an increasingly dangerous world.
The Accidental Successful CIO
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
GE is looking into networking gear in order to capture information from machines. Image Credit: Martin Abegglen. CIOs have discovered that they have a bit of a problem on their hands. The equipment that General Electric (GE) sells, power plant electrical gear, etc.
The Accidental Successful CIO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Should CIOs get involved in determining how much employees get paid? Image Credit: 401(K) 2012. Psst – would you like to know a secret? It turns out that at most companies, how much any given employee gets paid is determined more by art than science.
The Accidental Successful CIO
JANUARY 24, 2018
Sexual harassment in the workplace is unacceptable, what’s a CIO going to do? Image Credit: Christopher Porter. Any CIO that has been reading the newspaper, watching TV, or listening to the discussions that have been going on lately has picked up on a theme – sexual harassment in the workplace.
The Accidental Successful CIO
DECEMBER 13, 2017
The cloud comes with risk, is it worth it? Image Credit: Brad Clinesmith.
The Accidental Successful CIO
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Data centers are only valuable if they can share data Image Credit: Sean Ellis. As the person with the CIO job at your company, you have the added responsibility of maintaining your company’s data centers.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 10, 2017
To forgive is divine, but is this something that CIOs should be doing? Image Credit: timlewisnm. Ah, the process of getting older. Each one of us is doing this every day and, with a little luck, we really don’t spent all that much time thinking about it.
The Accidental Successful CIO
OCTOBER 18, 2017
What time should a CIO’s day start? Image Credit: Charity. I think that we can all agree that the life of the person with the CIO job is a very demanding life because of the importance of information technology.
The Accidental Successful CIO
OCTOBER 11, 2017
The one thing that you don’t want to have in your IT department is dead wood Image Credit: Iain Farrell. Who works in your IT department? Is it a bunch of fired up people who arrive at work each and every day ready to take on the world?
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
Perhaps you need an engine to power your IT shop Image Credit: Jorge Quinteros. As the person with the CIO job, you have a lot of challenges facing you. One of the biggest is how you are going to use your limited IT resources to meet the needs of the entire company.
The Accidental Successful CIO
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Credibility is hard to get and easy to lose in the world of IT Image Credit: opensource.com. Quick question for you: if I asked someone that you know if you were a credible person , what would they tell me?
The Accidental Successful CIO
JANUARY 17, 2018
The best kind of meetings are the ones that leave you breathless Image Credit: Pero Kvrzica. Think for just a moment about the last meeting that you went to. How did that turn out for you? Can you remember what was said? Even more interestingly, were you any healthier once the meeting was over.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 24, 2017
You can never have too much cybersecurity Image Credit: Randen Pederson. Implementing a cyber-defense system for your company sure sounds like a good thing for the person with the CIO job to do. Just exactly what does that mean?
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Sometimes life can get to be just too much for us Image Credit: Joselito Tagarao. Can we talk about THOSE days? You know the ones that I’m talking about – the ones that just show up and slap you in the face.
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
What you do when you are in between positions matters a lot Image Credit: Istvan. Congratulations, you’re now the CIO. Well, maybe not quite. You’re actually the interim CIO. What does this actually mean?
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
We need to learn how we can learn from failure Image Credit: Behrooz Nobakht. I’m pretty sure that I’m not only speaking for myself when I say that I really, really don’t like failing at something.
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