Category: Executive

March 20, 2023

As organizations change course with economic gyrations, collaboration between IT and business becomes priority No. 1 for CEOs. CIO Talvis Love has weathered a tsunami of rapid and significant changes at Baxter International over the past year — with little […]

March 16, 2023

There is no doubt that every business is a digital business today. Technology is the new normal and the next normal for companies of all sizes, offering them the chance to improve their resilience, efficiency, and customer experience. Yet today, […]

February 23, 2023

From talent issues to limited self-growth, IT leaders share their strategies for overcoming the operational and strategic challenges of working in non-metros. Most enterprises globally are based in metropolitan regions because of their inherent advantages of good infrastructure and diverse […]

February 20, 2023

The ‘broken rung’ has long restricted women from achieving managerial positions in IT, and the latest joint LeanIn.org and McKinsey Women in the Workplace report finds underrepresentation in leadership roles is still a problem, and more so for women of […]

February 10, 2023

The arrival of Web3 confirms our entry into an era of user-governed applications. This means developers must emphasize responsiveness and deliver on-demand data insights. Likewise, at the back end, they must build a sturdy testing environment that prepares the application […]

February 9, 2023

When you’ve spent your career mastering complex technologies, stepping into a leadership role might not be the first item on your wish list. As a CIO, you’ve already made this transition. But how do you prepare others on your team […]

January 25, 2023

CIOs are expected to successfully split their time between duties that can greatly vary day to day. Federal Reserve System CIO Ghada Ijam, for instance, says on a good day, 60% of her time is spent on strategic planning and […]

January 17, 2023

Old rule: Command and control New rule: Facilitate The command-and-control leadership style had been on its way out for all executives for years, before rebounding during the early days of the pandemic. At that point the take-charge-and-give-the-orders approach was exactly […]

January 17, 2023

1. Optimize cloud spend It’s a good time for CIOs to conduct a financial health check on their technology budget. This includes running a benchmarking spend analysis on all categories relative to industry peers, as well as leading technology companies. […]

January 11, 2023

1. Building resiliency Resiliency will be a top priority for many CIOs this year as they face a possible recession and ongoing labor shortages. “Technology will play a pivotal role in building resiliency, since it’s entrenched in every aspect and […]

January 9, 2023

Three years ago, IT leaders were squarely focused on how to adopt fledgling AI techniques and approaches into their business models in service of digital transformations that included plans for shifting some workloads to the cloud. But then the pandemic […]

January 4, 2023

For digital marketing leaders struggling to execute marketing strategies amid data privacy regulations, synthetic data can help with secure and efficient data anonymization. Synthetic data is generated by applying a sampling technique to real-world data or by creating simulation scenarios […]

January 4, 2023

Companies across industries are committing to maximizing sustainability within their operations — and IT is at the heart of most of these efforts. In its Worldwide Sustainability/ESG 2023 Predictions, analyst firm IDC sees digital and sustainability transformations converging. “Decision makers […]

December 19, 2022

1. Digital transformation has hit a dizzying speed The race is on to further digitalize operations and leverage technology for innovation and business transformation. That has been a trend for years, but CIOs have found that the pace at which […]

December 17, 2022

Having a clear vantage point within the organization, CIOs play a vital role bringing together engaged and motivated employees to work toward a common outcome, increase productivity, and achieve better business outcomes. Many CIOs know that a high-performance team is […]

December 14, 2022

When you think about people entangled in organizational politics, terms that come to mind include manipulation, self-serving, turf battles, power plays, and hidden agendas. Not terribly uplifting. But Neal Sample, former CIO of Northwestern Mutual, sees it a different way. […]

November 29, 2022

There are big lies, small lies, white lies, and boldface lies. They all have one thing in common: None should ever be used by a CIO to deceive staff, customers, or management colleagues. Lying to yourself about the state of […]

November 10, 2022

These are challenging economic times for enterprises, and more so for IT leaders asked to drive innovation despite budgetary constraints. “There is a huge pressure on IT budgets across organizations,” says Vijay Sethi, chairman and chief mentor at technology-based mentorship […]

November 4, 2022

More than ever, CIOs are expected to work with other parts of their business to help create value through the use of digital technologies — but the business world is volatile, making long-term planning a challenge. As part of the […]

November 1, 2022

CIOs need to try a lot harder these days to find IT talent, particularly when it comes to the most difficult-to-fill positions. Strategies most IT leaders are deploying include offering signing bonuses and more paid time off, being open to […]