The Accidental Successful CIO

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This first step involves customers and key stakeholders working together to conceptualize, brainstorm, define, prioritize, resource, and budget a project, which is then approved and initiated. – Dr. Jim Anderson Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World IT Department Leadership Skills. Next comes design.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

He experienced a high propensity for bespoke developments outside Australia. “While other global airlines used Amadeus or Sabre, Emirates had built its own ticketing and reservation system. I found if I held the budget and the reporting line, giving away operational control was a powerful tool to build trust.

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CTOvision

JUNE 6, 2016

After acquisition by Google, Nest got "virtually unlimited budget", quadrupled employees, had no new products, caused constant bad PR, and may be for sale now (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica). American Airlines signs contract with ViaSat for in-flight Wi-Fi on some of its planes, ending Gogo's exclusivity (Mike Freeman/Los Angeles Times).

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Strategic Tech

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For example, security concerns and unreliability becoming commonplace, like the recent Southwest Airlines scheduling crisis caused by a decades-old scheduling system. Leadership has demonstrated they are willing to invest, and product and tech have shown they can deliver. It builds excitement and trust.

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Coveros

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Mike Sowers and Jeff Payne provide some perspective for those in leadership roles to ensure their teams have the right skills in place to deliver on key business objectives. And, of course, the challenge with that, from a leadership perspective is twofold. Mike Sowers: Hello everyone and welcome to our next Coveros Conversation.

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Capgemini

JULY 25, 2023

Loyalty programs can deliver truly personalized services across hotels, airlines, and other services. Budgets for external data are significant and growing. Insurance companies can collaborate to identify fraudulent claims. Media outlets can offer premium placement to advertisers to ensure targeted messaging.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The old ways of setting salaries that included matching competing offers and basing it on the budget that a department got from their remote finance department just don’t seem to do it anymore. Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World IT Department Leadership Skills™. – Dr. Jim Anderson.

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The Cipher Brief

MARCH 5, 2020

Its authoritarian leadership then followed China’s path in hiding the outbreak until its own citizens and visitors from the Gulf and Europe carried the virus outside its borders. As with all global problems, it will take a mix of American leadership, international partners, and difficult engagement with adversaries to develop a solution.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2013

airline industry reported an operating loss of more than $10 billion in 2001 and a net loss of almost $8 billion, according to Air Carrier Financial Statistics Quarterly, a compilation of airline financial reports issued by the U.S. An additional 28 percent, or 32,044 workers, had been employed in hotels and motels. About the Author.

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The Agile Manager

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Most IT dollars are spent on business as usual: maintenance and upgrades represent 70% or more of the annual IT budget. Airlines are pursuing new revenue streams with captive in-flight technology. What they all missed is the change that is already taking place in corporate technology leadership today.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The Board is not interested in what you spend most of your time worrying about – budget details, hiring issues, etc. Your Source For Real World IT Department Leadership Skills™. How hard can it be to be a CIO at a major airline? Dr. Jim Anderson. Blue Elephant Consulting –. What We’ll Be Talking About Next Time.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2016

The Weakest Link: Call an executive meeting to discuss the budget. As a former 15-year executive with Southwest Airlines, she takes principles and practices she helped develop to companies that strive for better employee engagement and loyalty. Announce that you are cutting an executive position due to financial constraints.

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LeanEssays

JANUARY 15, 2011

Proud executives at British Airlines and BAA (British Airports Authority) exuded confidence in a flawless opening, but that was not to be. This was the average daily load expected a week later, when six minor airlines moved into Terminal 3. The next day, half way around the world, Heathrow Terminal 5 opened for business.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Going to the government and asking for bailout loans is quite chancy, as the airlines have learned recently. The Big Picture of Business: Putting Budgeting Into Perspective, The Bigger Picture of Strategic Planning. Reclaim Company’s Good Name, Chrysler bankruptcy. From top to bottom, the corporate culture was overhauled.

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TechFides Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2020

CIO for hire) IT Projects M&A Technology Due Diligence, Post Transaction Integration, and ongoing portfolio company advisory services Jay Reed – CIO Suite Jay is a partner in CIO Suite, and brings a long track record of executive and leadership experience in the commercial real estate and hospitality industries.

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The Cipher Brief

APRIL 5, 2020

Despite these efforts, conclusive progress against al-Qaida remained elusive, and the necessary access to its leadership planning never crystallized. The WHO quickly alerted airlines to be vigilant for travelers with pneumonia-like symptoms. global leadership remains essential. The death rate for HIV/AIDS dropped from 1.7

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

For Southwest Airlines, it was about how they could maintain the current schedule with fewer planes. If you budget and reward employees based on the long-term value of customers, you will protect your organization today and well into the future. For one employee at Wegmans, it was about challenging what was on offer in his deli.

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James Shore

JANUARY 9, 2021

Airline tickets generally get more expensive over time, so we booked our flights in and out of London months in advance, and made plans to stay with relatives there at the beginning and end of our trip. Unless you have the support of senior leadership, any change that does occur will probably be slow and gradual. Forecasting.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

When testing ideas are part of the creative process for product, service, or business development, this triangle must be a business priority: To test product, watch prospects interact with it—whether they use a tool, read a book, choose a necklace, or scan an airline ticket. Design stems from USE.

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