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5 hot IT leadership trends — and 4 going cold

CIO

Here tech leaders discuss how they’re innovating in an uncertain world by returning to the basics of good leadership, building trust, promoting transparency, and leaning into strategy over skillset. The old models simply aren’t enabling enough nimbleness in the face of rapidly evolving operating environments.”

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From AI to Empathic Leadership: Your Journey at FutureIT Toronto 2024 Begins Here

CIO

Take a journey through the realms of cloud technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and tech leadership and join in for a day filled with insightful discussions, meaningful connections, and unforgettable insights that will help shape the future of your business. Artificial Intelligence, Events, IT Leadership

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How to be the CIO every company wants

CIO

Companies expect a lot from their CIOs: integral knowledge of the business, visible financial results, and agility, as well as the ability to manage change, actively collaborate with business leaders, and explain IT in plain English. This is why many companies now seek CIOs with MBA degrees or non-IT business experience. Up in the sky!

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Transforming the leadership trajectory for women in tech

CIO

Given this reality – and the business world’s drive to create more diverse and inclusive leadership teams – the pressure is now on companies to hold on to the few women leaders they already have. This can hinder their ability to take on leadership positions because they’re perceived to come with additional responsibilities.

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An Adult Conversation About Estimates

Speaker: Beekey Cheung, Software Consultant, Professor Beekums, LLC

Failure to do so hurts both your company and your relationships with stakeholders. Tactics for getting more accurate estimates, but why accuracy is often not the right yardstick. Projects where estimates are not appropriate and what to do instead. This is a critical topic for senior software leaders to get right.

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Modernizing your resume for executive IT leadership

CIO

To give an example of this in practice, we paired a CIO with an eye on continuing their executive leadership career at a new company with Stephen Van Vreede, president, executive resume writer, and coach for ITtechExec.com, to help improve their resume and modernize the overall look and feel.

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Strategies to Lead Your Company Forward to the Future of Work

Let's Grow Leaders

Episode 250: In this episode, you’ll hear David catching up with Dan Michelson, the author of “Holy Shift: Moving Your Company Forward to the Future of Work.” 2:03-4:03: Dan commends the podcast’s success and emphasizes optimism in leadership. This will reshape our understanding of what it means to lead.

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More Effective Agile Leadership

Speaker: Steve McConnell, CEO, Construx Software

Join Steve McConnell, CEO of Construx Software, as he distills hundreds of companies’-worth of real-world experience into the proven Agile leadership practices that work best. We all strive to be effective Agile leaders. But how do you know if you're succeeding?

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Data-Driven Performance Feedback Helps Teams Improve Customer Outcomes

Speaker: Mickey Mantle, Founder and CEO at Wanderful Interactive Storybooks | Ron Lichty, Consultant: Interim VP Engineering, Author, Ron Lichty Consulting, Inc.

Teams and their leadership need to leverage data to achieve better customer outcomes. Data-driven performance reviews help to align employee goals and team goals with company goals. In order to be successful at delivering software, organizations need to become data-driven.