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Becoming a CTO

Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens

They are a director of engineering at a midsize startup and just got their first headhunter inquiry for a CTO role. I realized that while there are some books on technology leadership careers, there aren’t many resources explaining the most senior levels. I’ve been a CTO for five and a half years.

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The Benefits of a Chief Transformation Officer for Growth

N2Growth Blog

As executive search consultants, we focus on understanding and optimizing businesses’ intended transformations and how they are shaping strategic responses to industry-level changes. All organizations must face major transformations while working to advance in their industry. This is where the CTO role gets into the spotlight.

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Top 8 challenges IT leaders will face in 2024

CIO

These external factors can have a dramatic impact on business operations and strategic planning. To address this, TIAA has created a program to help workers across the company upskill in AI, among other areas of strategic importance to the company, such as security and data.

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6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget

CIO

global inflation rate, an ongoing talent squeeze, and persistent supply issues as a triple threat to CIOs’ ability to realize time to value for their tech investments this year, according to its 2023 Gartner CIO and Technology Executive Survey , which gathered data from 2,203 CIOs in 81 countries and all major industries.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

IT leaders have long relied on third parties for talent, but what’s different is that CIOs are more likely these days to seek partners for highly strategic or niche skills, not just commoditized capabilities as in the past.

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Ceiling breakers: Women IT execs shake up the status quo

CIO

“I like thinking about how to stabilize, secure, and scale the organization at a foundational level, to really implement innovation,” she says, noting that her perspective made her a better fit for the CIO position rather than a CTO role with its focus on products. She is the first woman to lead the company’s technology department.

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The Importance of IT Having a Seat at the C-Suite Table

TechFides Blog

and This often sets an unspoken tone for how an organization operates and maneuvers in its respective marketplace or industry relative to peers and competitors. Traditional C-Suite structures cover standard functional towers under the CEO, including Chief Financial Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and more.

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