Tag: cio

August 7, 2023

Hardly a day goes by without some new business-busting development on generative AI surfacing in the media. And, in fact, McKinsey research argues the future could indeed be dazzling, with gen AI improving productivity in customer support by up to […]

July 25, 2023

CIOs are burdened with far too many responsibilities for a single individual to competently or productively handle on their own. That’s why it’s important to know how to efficiently delegate tasks to carefully selected team members. Unfortunately, many CIOs are […]

July 17, 2023

Despite characterizations of the modern CIO as a straight-up business leader and strategist, many CIOs still spend the bulk of their time on technical issues. Many IT leaders today are focused more on security management as well as improving IT […]

July 11, 2023

Consultants aren’t always held in the highest regard. The 90% who are bad, the old joke goes, ruin it for the rest of us. Knowing the 90%’s tricks of the trade is the canny CIO’s first line of defense. Here […]

June 7, 2023

Every IT organization has hidden experts. These individuals, possessing extraordinary talents, help their teams reach new levels of innovation, planning, productivity, and efficiency. Discovering these unique individuals, and then elevating them to positions where they can achieve maximum effectiveness, is […]

June 5, 2023

More than a third of the world’s largest companies are making their net-zero targets public, yet nearly all will fail to hit them if they don’t double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030. This puts leading executives, CIOs in […]

May 31, 2023

Almost every CIO says the same thing: data is the key to creating a competitive advantage. As many as 88% of IT decision makers believe the collection and analysis of data has the potential to fundamentally change the way their […]

May 24, 2023

The rapid pace of digital transformation has made it crucial for companies of all sizes and industries to become digital to meet customer needs and increase internal efficiencies. As traditional sectors—from healthcare to banking to energy—increasingly look like tech companies, […]

April 27, 2023

In an increasingly challenging economic environment, it’s essential that chief information officers (CIOs) take a thoughtful approach to investing capital. The 2023 Gartner CIO and Technology Executive Survey found that more than half of digital initiatives lag behind leadership expectations, […]

April 25, 2023

As a CIO you can get advice about how to be more effective from any number of sources, from what you get here in CIO Survival Guide (best practice), to other sources here at CIO.com, to, if you’re desperate, various […]

April 20, 2023

Over 90 wildfires ravaged Spain’s Asturias principality in March this year. Though not as cold and wet as northern Europe, March is still the tail end of winter in northwest Spain, a region not typically considered a tinder box. But […]

April 19, 2023

It’s no secret that the labor market has been volatile in recent years, with workers moving positions in record numbers. But it’s not just lower-level staffers making moves: Plenty of CIOs have been shuffling jobs during the past few years, […]

April 18, 2023

Fractional CIOs operate in a sphere that’s significantly different from their traditional, full-time counterparts. A fractional CIO is a technology leader hired on a temporary or part-time basis, explains Peter Kirkwood, corporate strategy leader at management consulting and strategy advisory […]

March 28, 2023

Assessing how some of the most progressive CIOs strive to provide both technological and emotional support for a dispersed workforce. After recent rounds of high-profile layoffs, a lot of technologists are looking for work in a market that’s different from […]

March 22, 2023

Industries increasingly rely on data and AI to enhance processes and decision-making. However, they face a significant challenge in ensuring privacy due to sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in most enterprise datasets. Safeguarding PII is not a new problem. Conventional […]

March 7, 2023

Accomplishing multiple strategic objectives through a single vision and investment is key — especially when digital investments are lean and desired business outcomes are broad. A series of matches are next to each other, which burn one after another. Many […]

March 7, 2023

A spike in IT salaries has CIOs struggling to balance budgets with business demands. Innovative cost-cutting strategies such as these are helping to counteract rising IT salaries. Since the onset of the pandemic, IT has risen in prominence as an […]

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 […]

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 […]