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Rackspace’s Brian Lillie on the importance of leadership principles

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Brian Lillie is president of Private Cloud at Rackspace and had previous technology leadership roles at Equinix, Verisign, SGI, and the United States Air Force, so he’s worked hard to define his leadership style. With these values clearly defined, Lillie had a new question: “How do I apply these values to leadership?”

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How to create a culture of innovation

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A shift has occurred and IT is now viewed as an equal partner in driving business growth with CIOs recognized as the de facto leaders of innovation. Here, they and others share seven ways to create and nurture a culture of innovation. Innovation is a double-edged sword: It is critical to growth — but that’s also what makes it risky. “It

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AI’s one true X factor: Leadership

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billion in 2019, according to PitchBook Data. Embracing AI leadership Still, AI has gone beyond fascination and speculation; there are real benefits to be had already. In practice, however, making good on the promise of AI — without falling prey to its pitfalls — requires leadership.

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J&J’s Jim Swanson brings mission-driven leadership to the CIO role

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Swanson’s extensive and diverse leadership background has been pivotal in defining his leadership style, which Swanson describes as leading people the way he wants to be led. I believe in humble servant leadership — I’m here to support my teams,” he says.

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Encouraging Innovation in an Established Product Culture

Speaker: Richard Cardran, Chief Creative Officer and VP Strategy, HIA Technologies

Innovation is both a process and an outcome. The best way to begin innovating your products is by innovating your internal process. Innovation and Leadership go hand in hand. May 9, 2019 11:00 AM PDT, 2:00 PM EDT, 7:00 PM BST Overcome product bias, feature orthodoxy, and embrace simplicity.

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CIO Ralph Loura on empathetic leadership that delivers results

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Along the way, Loura has been recognized time and again as an inspiring, transformational CIO whose innovative approaches create real business value. Among other accolades, he was named Consumer Goods Technology’s 2013 CIO of the Year and was the 2021 recipient of the Bay Area CIO of the Year ORBIE award for Leadership. IT Leadership

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Henkel embraces gen AI as enabler and strategic disruptor

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As Henkel CDIO Michael Nilles puts it, by 2019, Marc Andreessen’s pronouncement that “software is eating the world” had come true for the CPG sector, and Henkel was at risk of falling behind. “We Artificial Intelligence, Chief Digital Officer, CIO Leadership Live, Digital Transformation, ICT Partners, Innovation, IT Leadership, SAP