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<item><title>CIO Leadership Skills to Boost Your Career</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:26:57 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[CIO leadership requires more than strong skills in IT management. You must also cultivate relationships that enhance a sense of “followership” within your tech teams and internal/external business partners, according to the book, The CIO Edge: Seven Leadership Skills You Need to Drive Results  (Harvard Business Review Press/Available now). Authors Graham Waller, George Hallenbeck and Karen Rubenstrunk shed light on how the pursuit of these relationships can be executed in the same, systemic approach as the administration of tech systems. “CIOs understand they need to manage IT processes in order to deliver results,” Waller says. “They also understand the need to lead people in order to deliver on these goals. However, what many don't understand is the incredibly important interplay between the two.” Waller is vice-president/executive partner with Gartner Executive Programs. Hallenbeck and Rubenstrunk are, respectively, current and former executives with Korn/Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting. Here are selected highlights:   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Hotshots at Work: How to Take Command</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:08:41 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[You made it to the position of CIO because, in part, you excelled as a hotshot performer on the way up. Now that you're a senior manager, you'll need to effectively lead an entire department full of potential hotshots to ensure success. The very moment that you first step into a room as the “new boss” sends a clear message to your employees – either you “have it” or you don't. And that “it” is the ability to take command – whether it is taking charge of a room, or a crisis, or a great potential growth opportunity. In an article for the McKinsey Quarterly, Stanford University's Bob Sutton says that CIOs and other top managers need this quality to effectively lead. Sometimes, he writes, it's a matter of confidence. Other times, there's a bit of smoke and mirrors involved. Here's more from Sutton – a professor of management science and engineering at Stanford, and author of the book &quot;Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best . . . and Learn from the Worst&quot; (Business Plus/September 2010).   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Succession Planning: Are You Prepared?</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:58:36 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Do you have someone who can potentially fill your job? If not, recruit someone quickly, or provide a path for someone over time. Lack of proper succession planning can hinder your own career advancement.   -  Recently, I have had a number of conversations with executives who say they are seeing the same faces and people recycled among various firms when new CIO positions become available. The question I always ask is: Why not promote from the inside? 
The typical answer is disturbing: There is no one ev...]]></description>
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<item><title>How Laughter, Romance and Song Can Make You a Great CIO</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:58:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Join us for a walk on the lighter side today as we talk about the lifestyle choices that can, ultimately, help elevate your job performance and increase your potential for long-term success. These have nothing to do with technology trends, management challenges or leadership skills. And here's a secret: You'll likely find that making such adjustments in your life is actually fun. That's because researchers say you'll improve your health and intellectual capability by increasing the amount of laughter, music and overall &quot;play time&quot; in your life. It's  highly recommended that you set aside enough &quot;up close and personal&quot; time with your significant other. Here's another secret: If you're one of those &quot;Type A&quot; managers who brags about getting by on only four hours of sleep a night, you may be surprised to learn that you actually may be hurting – not helping – your ability to lead. Here's more on what you can do to improve your personal life and enhance your &quot;professional game.&quot; Information for this feature is aggregated from experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), WebMd, and the Mayo Clinic, among other top health authorities.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Crisis Survival Guide: How to Lead in Tough Times</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:21:56 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota. BP. Goldman Sachs. All three are huge, traditionally respected brands that have undergone significant crises. Many companies that suffer a devastating turn of fortune don't survive, according to Priscilla Nelson and Ed Cohen, authors of the new book, Riding the Tiger: Leading Through Learning in Turbulent Times (ASTD Press/now available). In the book, Nelson and Cohen provide CIOs and other senior executives with a step-by-step process for getting through a storm with the corporate ship intact. It isn't about “battening down the hatches,” as some leaders instinctively would do. Instead, it's about opening up lines of communications – even more so than when business is going well. The authors speak from experience: both worked for Satyam Computer Services, a company that found itself in the midst of a major accounting-fraud scandal in 2009. At the time, Nelson was global director of people leadership and Cohen was chief learning officer.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>CIO Success: 10 Tactics for Strong Leadership </title>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:28:34 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As CIO, you are expected to innovate and build the business, while at the same time you're responsible for the nitty-gritty work of making sure that systems are running, hardware is kept up-to-date, long-term architecture strategy is being developed and executed, transformation programs are being rolled out, and proper governance around security and risk is being ensured. Whew! It's easy to fall into the trap of becoming the reactive CIO, digging deeply into every urgent IT issue that eats up your time and prevents you from doing the kind of &quot;big picture&quot; thinking that career success requires. You've probably tried some (or all) of these tricks of the trade: hiring a chief of staff; asking your executive assistant to schedule &quot;think time&quot; in your calendar; taking leadership training courses; starting lists; working late; canceling meetings. Read on for the 10 steps you can take to end this vicious cycle. Want to learn more? View the full feature article, A 10-Step Playbook For CIO Success. Don Desiderato is a principal at Novarica and a former CIO of Prudential Annuities.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Nine Secrets to Managing Collaboration</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:56:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Remember the days when each staff member was expected to perform tasks on their own and get them done within a set timeframe? Those days are gone. We live in the era of workplace collaboration. Our rapidly changing work environment, coupled with the demands of a difficult economy, requires a team of professionals working together to get projects done quickly and effectively. The responsibility for ensuring that your teams are working to their greatest capacity falls squarely on the CIO's shoulders. Of course, your CEO turns to you to decide which tools the teams should be using  and depends on you to make sure the tools are used properly. But as a CIO, your responsibility for managing collaboration goes well beyond choosing technology solutions. Youre also required to come up with techniques and unique ideas to get results out of your teams. We've compiled the nine best tactics and technology solutions that will enable you to manage your collaborative teams with optimal results.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Why You Need a Values-Driven Workplace</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:10:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Do you feel you need to compromise your values as you climb the corporate ladder? This doesn't have to be the case, according to Stan Slap, author of the book, &quot;Bury My Heart at Conference Room B: The Unbeatable Impact of Truly Committed Managers&quot; (Portfolio/now available). Slap contends that managers can succeed while practicing the same values that shaped their upbringing and which continue to guide them at home. The new CIO taking his first steps may find Slap's advice especially useful. In fact, Slap finds that values-driven executives experience a high level of long-term rewards in personal satisfaction and professional achievement. Slap is founder of an eponymous international consulting company that specializes in cultivating 100 percent engagement among managers, employees and customers. His clients have included Microsoft, HP, Viacom, Time Warner and eBay. Here are the key revelations from  Bury My Heart at Conference Room B   that you can put  into use today to advance your own values-driven career.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>CIO in the Clutch: How to Excel Under Stress</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:23:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[We idolize athletes who can chuck that game-ending TD pass, hit the three-pointer to force overtime or strike out the opposing side in the ninth inning. There is a consistent quality among the winners who routinely perform such feats; a type of &quot;clutch&quot; mindset that can benefit any CIO. We're talking about intellectual strength, emotional resolve and work ethic, according to Paul Sullivan, author of the upcoming book &quot;Clutch: Why Some People Excel Under Pressure and Others Don't&quot; (Portfolio/September 2, 2010). With a rich retelling of classic &quot;clutch&quot; performances in sports and corporate American history, Sullivan uncovers the shared characteristics of those who have achieved milestones on the field and in the boardroom. He provides a blueprint for CIOs and other top executives to evaluate and cultivate their own abilities and successfully face day-to-day challenges. The secret, he writes, is that clutch performers behave no differently in high-stress circumstances than they do in ordinary situations.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>The Real Value In Making Work Meaningful</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:24:33 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;Meaning making&quot; is as valued as &quot;money making&quot; for your work teams today, according to University of Michigan business professor Dave Ulrich, who is also co-founder of business consultance The RBL Group. While corporate money-making has obvious ROI, Ulrich identifies key performance indicators that can help every CIO determine the value of engaging employees with meaningful work. These include very tangible measures, such as stock gains for top-ranking workplaces, as well as a direct impact on factors such as employee willingness to recommend your company's products or services to others. According to Ulrich, &quot;investment in employees&quot; too often translates to fancy lunches or performance-based bonus plans without addressing the value of the work itself.  Find out more about the pain disengaged employees can cause your organization, and how CIOs can effectively inspire workers by helping them understand the big picture. These highlights are excerpted from Ulrich's book, &quot;The Why of Work&quot; (McGraw-Hill/available now), which is co-written by his spouse, psychologist Wendy Ulrich.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>The Big Ifs of IT Leadership </title>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:24:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A new framework for evaluating your strengths, weaknesses and potential as a corporate leader.   -  Most of us recognize that effective leadership is essential to our long-term success.   This is true whether were a CIO or entry-level developer.   
IT leadership is becoming increasingly challenging. Budgets are tighter. Technology changes faster than business requirements. No sooner is the latest...]]></description>
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<item><title>Sybase's CIO on Cloud Computing, Mobility</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:37:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jim Swartz, a longtime veteran of the CIO ranks, explains his view of the clouds pros and cons, as well as what he sees in store for IT leaders in 2010.   -  Sybase has made a major transition to become a mobility software provider. But beyond boosting the company's core offerings, CIO Jim Swartz is looking heavily at cloud computing, SaaS and maximizing the potential of the Millennial generation.  
Swartz,  formerly an IT leader at several companies, i...]]></description>
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<item><title>IT Leadership Lessons</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:01:17 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Great coaches can galvanize individuals with different interests and divergent objectives, and focus them on a  common goal. Joe Frontiera, PhD and Dan Leidl, PhD, managing partners of Meno Consulting, spoke with elite lacrosse coaches, each of whom has led a team to at least one NCAA championship, to uncover commonalities in their methods -- lessons that apply in the office as well as on the playing field.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Ten Ways to Reenergize IT Workers</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:12:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Workforce motivation expert Jon Gordon, a consultant for the NFL and numerous Fortune 500 enterprises, and the author of The Shark and the Goldfish: Positive Ways to Thrive During Waves of Change, has ten recommendations for reenergizing and engaging employees in the face of economic turmoil.   -  ...]]></description>
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<item><title>Google CIO on ITs Role in Corporate Culture</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:21:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Software applications and information technology choice help CIOs build competitive differentiation within their companies, says Ben Fried, Google's chief information officer. Focusing on infrastructure development won't, he adds. Instead, CIOs should work to give their workers the ability to use their own personal technology tools and devices in the workplace. That type of flexible technology stance helps CIOs build differentiation and successful, inviting cultures.<br/>   -   Video Content.]]></description>
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