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Finding The Time To Be Strategic

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs know that they need to be strategic, but where is the time? Pick up any IT trade journal and you’ll probably find an article that is telling CIOs that because of the importance of information technology they need to get a seat at the company’s planning table. Image Credit: catd_mitchell.

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Finding The Time To Be Strategic

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs know that they need to be strategic, but where is the time? Pick up any IT trade journal and you’ll probably find an article that is telling CIOs that because of the importance of information technology they need to get a seat at the company’s planning table. Image Credit: Thomas Hawk. Time To Meet With Peers.

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CIOs Need To Learn How To Manage Digital Cowboys

The Accidental Successful CIO

In the modern IT department, CIOs are called upon to perform many different tasks. Ultimately this comes down to you changing your leadership style. Leadership and mentoring is never easy to do. Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World IT Department Leadership Skills™. Dr. Jim Anderson.

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Why Is Strategy Execution So Hard? The Odds Are Against Us

Six Disciplines

85% of leadership teams spend less than 1 hour per month discussing strategy.[2]. Only 27% of a typical company’s employees have access to its strategic plan. [3]. 92% of organizations do not measure performance indicators.[5]. 3] (Strategy & Leadership Journal, May/June 1999). [4] Kaplan and D.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 52a – An Interview with Ken.

Strategy Driven

Gina Gotsill is a Gen X writer who has studied journalism at San Francisco State University and University of California, Berkeley. She is also a fellow of the Poynter Institute, a journalism think tank based in St. He has a marketing communications degree from Bradley University. Petersburg, Florida.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 52b – An Interview with Ken.

Strategy Driven

Gina Gotsill is a Gen X writer who has studied journalism at San Francisco State University and University of California, Berkeley. She is also a fellow of the Poynter Institute, a journalism think tank based in St. He has a marketing communications degree from Bradley University. Petersburg, Florida.

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Set the Stage for Engagement | StrategyDriven

Strategy Driven

Transactional leadership might be a motivator when money and better benefits are available, but today’s climate seems to lend itself more to transformational leadership where a caring leadership can stimulate innovation, creative thinking, and productivity. K now Your Values. And communicate them often.