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The skills and traits of elite CTOs

CIO

Chief technology officers are key players in the enterprise C-suite, oftentimes working in collaboration with CIOs at the forefront of new and innovative technologies. They are among the most important hires organizations are making today due to the business value that successful technology deployments can bring.

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#778 Coaching Your Team to Act or Argue with Brendan Wovchko, CTO at Ramsey Solutions

Modern CTO

Today we’re talking to Brendan Wovchko, CTO at Ramsey Solutions. We discuss Brendan’s new adventures in hiking and how it has shaped his life recently, the need for leaders to create a culture of urgency, and why your team should be trained to either act or argue. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

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Employee engagement: 10 best practices for improving your culture

CIO

According to the Gallup State of the Global Workforce 2023 Report , 41% of respondents attributed their lack of engagement to leadership and the workplace culture. You can stop the quiet quitting by improving your work culture, so your people speak up before they nope out. The trick, of course, is doing this well. It’s hard to do.

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Liberis CTO Georgina Owens on the power of mentoring and apprenticeships

CIO

CIO: How has your career evolved to becoming an IT director/CIO/CTO? When you enter a class full of people in a strange country, and with a completely different culture, it can be very daunting, so you learn all sorts of techniques to survive. I grew up away from my entire family so it taught me adaptability at a young age.

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5 steps we can take to address the cyber skills shortage

CIO

A blended approach to recruitment I’m a strong advocate of the traditional approach to recruiting talent, i.e., identifying individuals who have the right education, certifications, experience, and qualifications. They may not come through the traditional tertiary education path. What are some of the positive steps we can take?

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CIOs in financial services embrace gen AI — but with caution

CIO

Conscious of the recent history of disruption to financial services, the sector’s technology leaders are already looking for opportunities in AI. Generative AI is starting off a new age of exploration in IT,” says Frank Schmidt, CTO at insurance firm Gen Re. We’ve issued guardrails for the use of AI,” says Schmidt at Gen Re.

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HubSpot co-founder Shah backs Peerlist for a new take on professional networking

TechCrunch

It’s creating a one-stop destination for professionals to showcase their work experiences, education and connect with like-minded individuals in their domain. They also can get their work experience and education to add an additional layer of authenticity. Other participating investors include Plotch.ai

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