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Canadian CIOs discuss driving digital transformation at a rapid pace

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At the roundtables CIOs and senior technology leaders gathered to discuss legacy systems, transformation to the cloud, leading and planning with the C Suite, and building sustainability and cybersecurity plans. Throughout these vibrant conversations, CIOs also discussed managing teams and leadership.

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Unlocking Digital Leadership: CIO Executive Search

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The Importance of CIO Leadership in the Modern Business Landscape In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, digital leadership has emerged as a critical factor for success. To start, it is essential to clearly define the specific traits and skills required for effective digital leadership within your organization.

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Driving 15 years of IT transformation in 5

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After a long courtship that included lunches with members of McWane’s C-suite to ensure a cultural fit, Lovelady signed on to helm IT as CIO at the global manufacturer of ductile iron products, valves, hydrants, fittings, plumbing products, fire extinguishers and suppression systems, and steel pressure vessels. The Birmingham, Ala.-based

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Don’t do IT yourself: The trick to ensuring business alignment

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Without hesitation she says she was responsible for the change in IT leadership. The department was not in sync with the corporation, and all her VPs told her IT is not developing the systems needed for the success of the corporation. What should the CIO do to solve this problem? What would you do?

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Skilled IT pay defined by volatility, security, and AI

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Around two-thirds of the top 25 premiums were for security-related certifications, with GIAC Security Leadership (GSLC); GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT); Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK); Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE); and Offensive Security Defense Analyst (OSDA) attracting the biggest bonuses.

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What business executives don’t understand about IT

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At that time, Sears was the world’s largest retailer and it was just beginning to use the new System 360 from IBM. Putting IT under the CFO, the company will likely have financially sound systems but perhaps not the ones the company strategically needs. This decision is often made because IT is viewed as a cost center.

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IT to thank for most of Radisson Hotel Group’s business initiatives

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Until then, the IT part of Radisson was considered a cost center, but thanks to that plan, it became a central pillar of the group’s strategy. Also during the pandemic, we completely restructured and created every IT element the company needed: new ERP, purchasing systems, hotel management systems, and HR systems, for example.

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