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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.

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6 IT rules worth breaking — and how to get away with it

CIO

Code change management processes One rule that can occasionally be broken without outside repercussions is sending new code or a new capability into production without first following a required change management process, Chowning says. It should be, and usually is, a top IT priority.

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

CIO

As I advise in my presentation “ Building a Smarter Organization Powered by Machine Learning ” there are three key focus areas successful organizations master to get value from AI: Mindset, Skillset, Toolset. Tom has a Bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University.

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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.

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

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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. Still, it has taken many different forms, and today, not all executive or leadership coaching is created equal.

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Secrets of business-driven IT orgs

CIO

We paint that new picture and present it to the business, we get business buy-in, and then put the new processes in place.” He advises CIOs to join colleagues on sales calls to gain that insight. “If Business IT Alignment, IT Leadership, IT Strategy Such moves have yielded success for Lieberman and her IT department.

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How Avnet accelerates its product design process

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Product design made easy The Design Hub offers thousands of proven reference designs, technical calculators and tools. For Chan, it comes down to creating a single pane of glass that unifies data and presents customers with a complete view of the product. “In Here, he admits that change management was incredibly important.