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Chief Technology Officer: Understanding the Main Tech Person In a Company

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Nowadays, when tech companies are among the largest businesses in the world, CTOs are some of the most influential and innovative people that shape how we live and work. With the technological outlook for the years ahead, these people manage to drive the striking change both within the company and beyond. The role of CTO.

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Landing Your First CIO Role? Learn how Next CIO Winners Gathered to Support Their C-suite Tech Leadership Journey.

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From determining career paths, applying for the role, and understanding trends in AI, the Next CIO cohort have gained a clearer understanding of what c-suite technology leadership entails and identifying which skills they need to succeed. However, the transition from CIO-1 to CIO entails a significant mindset shift.

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8 ways IT can help supercharge your sales team

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But aligning with sales leaders on transformative technology initiatives takes more than just rolling out their tech of choice. Richard Baker, CTO at support and services firm TWC IT Solutions, agrees, adding that IT leaders should look to integrate CRM systems and data analytics tools into the sales process.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

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It was like having a bunch of mini- Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions all in one room. But what was interesting to me was that I found myself recommending that each of them should have a technical adviser. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups.

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2023 CIO Hall of Fame inductees on building a successful IT leadership career

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For example, most say they love both technology and problem-solving — a combination that often got them interested in the IT profession in the first place. And they express a commitment to continuous learning and a willingness to take risks — not just with technology but with their careers. Second, be intentional.

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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On the one hand, artificial intelligence has helped both technology departments and the business units to work better, faster, and cheaper. The increasing pace of technology advances AI is just the latest, and perhaps most prominent example of emerging technologies that have disrupted organizational roadmaps. 1 challenge listed.

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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

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I take what I learned in the scriptwriting seminar about passion and the narrative arc into every meeting I attend,” one chief technology officer said. In one, he mocked up a cover of the Financial Times , showing the company’s stock soaring and praising its technologically enabled innovations.