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June 17, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM U.S./ET (GMT-4)
Larry Bonfante, CIO of the U.S. Tennis Association, will discuss the skills and approaches that your rising IT leaders must learn to be effective in an executive capacity.
How to Handle Your New CEO: Managing Turnover at the Top
June 18, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)
Turbulent times have increased turnover at the top. Find out what Council CIOs have done to "break in" new CEOs—build relationships, set expectations, educate on the role of IT.
Mid-Market CIO Panel: Tips and Techniques for Improving Vendor Relationships
July 15, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)
We'll highlight relationship priorities and best practices identified in a Council study, and we'll interact with a CIO panel on the approaches they've used to improve strategic vendor partnerships.
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May 15, 2001 — CIO —
On Monday morning, you’ve got to face the CFO and defend your budget. It would sure help if you could argue that past IT expenditures have increased the productivity of your company before you explain why your budget should go up this year. n Well-prepared is well-armed, so here CIO presents two sides of the heated productivity debate. You can quote Edward Yardeni, chief investment strategist at Deutsche Banc Alex.Brown, to prove that investing in IT does enhance the productivity of your workers and will continue to do so. And you’ll be prepared for those pesty counterarguments by reading the perspective of Robert J. Gordon, the Stanley G. Harris professor in social sciences at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.