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Transforming IT culture for business success

CIO

Back in the day, IT culture was all about the perks. The evolving role of IT, coupled with new pandemic-era work models, has sifted the culture conversation away from in-office trappings. The evolving role of IT, coupled with new pandemic-era work models, has sifted the culture conversation away from in-office trappings.

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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

CIO

Winning IT organizations aren’t built in a day. Employees want to work for leaders who inspire them, engage them, challenge them, and give them opportunities to grow and be effective, says Ola Chowning, a partner with technology research and advisory firm ISG. Are you looking to build a winning IT culture?

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The skills and traits of elite CTOs

CIO

Chief technology officers are key players in the enterprise C-suite, oftentimes working in collaboration with CIOs at the forefront of new and innovative technologies. They are among the most important hires organizations are making today due to the business value that successful technology deployments can bring.

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8 steps to turning around a toxic IT culture

CIO

Despite greater emphasis on empathy and inclusivity, toxic behavior is still an issue for many IT organizations. Identifying and neutralizing an emerging toxic IT culture before it can begin damaging team members, projects, and overall organization performance is every CIO’s responsibility.

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Decoding Code Review and Pull Requests - a handbook for Software Engineers and Tech Leads

A complete handbook on implementing a code review culture in your organization. Written by Elaine Watanabe, it's a practical e-book with useful examples and references, and a must-read for all tech teams.

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What’s holding CTOs back?

CIO

With 43% of CTOs reporting up to another IT leader or LOB executive, according to the 2024 State of the CIO survey , and just 38% having a budget separate from IT, as change agents they can find themselves in a difficult spot. Where CTOs have execution responsibility and not just vision makes [the job] easier.”

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The rise of the chief transformation officer

CIO

Yet unlike his peers, Wiedenbeck’s dual roles — the top technology executive as well as the transformation lead at Ameritas — are often at odds. As chief technology officer, Wiedenbeck is driving automation and IT modernization to reduce complexity and technical debt.

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The Six Principles of Persuasion

Speaker: Michael Carducci, CTO, Mago:Tech

We might be trying to get our CEO on-board with investment in a new technology or a rearchitecture effort, or we might want culture or process changes by our team. Universal principles of influence that are necessary to both understand and leverage if you want to be more effective leader of change in your organization.