article thumbnail

13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

“This underlines the need for organizations to embrace change and adopt a more agile and forward-thinking approach to digital transformation skills in order to overcome challenges and achieve digital transformation,” says Monika Sinha, research vice president in Gartner’s CIO Research group. And that is the rub.

article thumbnail

Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

CIO

I used figures of speech and financial terms they understood, and I kept well away from technical jargon because that wasn’t my audience. She adds that storytelling is also being used increasingly in M&A, and she’s advised on Accenture’s recent acquisition of UK creative change management consultancy, The Storytellers.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 steps to move AI beyond buzzwords to deliver true transformative impact

CIO

We have been seeing these exclamations for two decades, but where are the examples? Every ten years it seems there is a new technology that is going to change the world, but all too often only leads to disappointment when adopting it becomes too challenging. But does the hype match the reality? Where are the success stories?

article thumbnail

Generative AI won’t automate your way to business model innovation

CIO

But as legendary Apple designer Jony Ive once advised Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky as the company mulled cuts, “You’re not going to cut your way to innovation.” Avoid technical jargon and use concrete examples and case studies. One report estimates that 4,000 positions were eliminated by AI in May alone.

article thumbnail

IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO

In searching for key talent to staff security teams, Lee has drawn on professional writers, project managers, and others who don’t have the formal technical qualifications and CV experience one would expect for a cyber security role. As senior people retire, we’ve taken a hit,” she says.

article thumbnail

Unleashing Creativity through Constraints

Perficient

Let me provide some examples. Even reaching out to someone who knows very little about the topic who can ask the simple questions of “why” or “why not” can allow you to see the obvious when you were stuck on the technical. Legal & Regulatory: It is ill advised to ignore legal and regulatory constraints.

article thumbnail

Executive Coaching Company Breakdown: How to Get the Most Out of Coaching for Strategic Change

N2Growth Blog

They are subject matter experts in their field, the brightest minds, and equipped with the immense technical skills and experience to be at the helm of the world’s most powerful and disruptive companies. For example, one study found that leadership skills learned through public pedagogy had the most effective and consistent results.

Coaching 127