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Workplace griping: The key release valve your culture lacks

CIO

But, filled with optimism bias, the IT industry busily crafted collaboration suites whose purpose was to reproduce the in-person work experience on-screen. Once upon a time we had “telecommuting” and it was controversial. Most managers and executives figured letting employees work from home was doing them a favor.

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7 CIOs on building a consultative IT culture

CIO

As James Johnson, CIO of James Hardie Industries, notes, “Very often, the IT function is the most knowledgeable function in a company in terms of its broad purview and understanding of both business process and of the technology that runs that process. So I lead with that mindset. It’s ‘no’ so that we can accomplish something else of value.

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Lack of inclusive culture is driving UK youth from tech jobs

CIO

Businesses must prioritise fostering an inclusive company culture in order to improve the professional experiences of young tech workers from underrepresented groups, according to Wiley Edge’s second annual ‘Diversity in Tech’ report. They were also 45% more likely to say they had not had enough personal support.

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Volkswagen drives the automotive industry cloud forward

CIO

Industry clouds are increasingly becoming go-to solutions for IT leaders seeking services tailored to their verticals. For most enterprises, this involves deploying existing industry-specific offerings from SaaS providers or hypervisors.

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Building Like Amazon

Speaker: Leo Zhadanovsky, Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

To get there, Amazon focused on decomposing for agility, making critical cultural and operational changes, and creating tools for software delivery. The result was enabling developers to rapidly release and iterate software while maintaining industry-leading standards on security, reliability, and performance.

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Alternative seafood startup Aqua Cultured Foods reels in $5.5M

TechCrunch

For example, one of the biggest venture capital investments into alternative seafood in 2022 went into Wildtype , which raised $100 million in a Series B round for its cultured salmon product. Today, Chicago-based Aqua Cultured Foods is adding itself to that list, announcing $5.5 That will include tuna, scallops and ground shrimp.

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How to create a culture of innovation

CIO

Here, they and others share seven ways to create and nurture a culture of innovation. Instilling an innovative culture comes down to creating an environment based on trust, which breaks down barriers and inspires people to have more open mindsets, says Keshavan. Prioritize time for experimentation.

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