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15 ways to grow as an IT leader in 2024

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Those challenges have IT leaders sharpening existing skills and developing new ones as ways to improve their leadership style, while others are exploring new opportunities or expanding work responsibilities to grow their executive profiles. It will come down to navigating all the human elements,” he says.

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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The State of the Tech Workforce 2024 report from nonprofit CompTIA , forecasts tech employment growth of 3.1% Tech debt and legacy tech Technical debt and legacy tech are both big speedbumps. At the same time, addressing technical debt and legacy debt can be an expensive and risky endeavor. Last year saw a 1.2%

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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. These are held throughout the year as part of the initiative.

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How to succeed as a fractional CIO

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A fractional CIO is typically an experienced IT leader who is external to the enterprise yet acts as an accountable leader and extension of the executive team, says Dave Hartman, president of IT management consulting firm Hartman Executive Advisors. “A It’s not uncommon for a middle-market enterprise to operate without a CIO, Hartman says.

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7 sins of digital transformation

CIO

“To meet digital transformation goals, companies must build structural ambidexterity, focus on short-term efficiency opportunities that fit the current structure and model, but also pursue medium- to long-term discontinuous expansion opportunities in business that potentially would require structural and cultural changes,” Senan advises.

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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

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I used figures of speech and financial terms they understood, and I kept well away from technical jargon because that wasn’t my audience. She adds that storytelling is also being used increasingly in M&A, and she’s advised on Accenture’s recent acquisition of UK creative change management consultancy, The Storytellers.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Encourage technical decisions based on wildly optimistic expectations of scale. Leadership Link compensation to title, and title to to team size, in order to incentivize bloat.