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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

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Technical skills topped the list but also crucial are key leadership and culture capabilities such as change management, strategy building, and business relationship management, as well as critical business skills such as cost, product, and vendor management, as shown in the graphic below.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

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IT leaders may need fewer people managing servers and more people performing higher-level network engineering, systems integration, vendor management, data science, cloud security, or business analysis work. Organizations also need nontechnical skills such as cloud financial management and cloud optimization, Nathan says.

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12 strategic tips CIOs can learn from tech vendor CTOs

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This also means offering efficient and streamlined recruiting practices,’’ he says. “Go Hiring socially and culturally diverse teams brings varied perspectives, experiences, and problem-solving approaches, fostering creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. Go from interview to offer in a low-friction timely manner.