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Running Your Own Technology Company

Martha Heller — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Want to run your own technology company? Three CIOs-turned-CEOs explain how to successfully make the transition out of IT. Here's what you need to know.

Forrester Forum: Why the CEO Will Disrupt Your Organization

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Management by disruption is necessary but as threatening as market forces.

Five Ways CIOs Can Impress Their CEOs: Today and in the Future

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

CEOs will increasingly demand that IT leaders excel in leadership, strategic thinking, marketing IT, business and communication. Prepare for the change.

Advice for Aspiring CEOs

Martha Heller — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

What can CIOs do to prepare themselves for the corner office? Four CIOs-turned-CEOs -- including First Data CEO Michael Capellas, former CIO and CEO of Compaq -- share their perspective on what it takes to become a CEO.

Why Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue Thinks IT Can Make Government Work Better

Stephanie Overby — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

As a small business owner in the days before the Internet, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue was an early LAN and e-mail adopter who learned to program in Unix. But he won't deploy the latest and greatest technology for state agencies unless it makes them more efficient and improves services to citizens.

How a Midsize Textile Maker Uses Technology to Compete Globally

C.G. Lynch — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The textile manufacturing industry shipped out a generation ago. But a midsize North Carolina company uses IT to bring home the profits of globalization.

How a CIO Sold Her CEO’s Vision

Wed, 23 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The boss was convinced neural net technology would be the answer to his company's problems. The CIO proved it.

How to Say No to Outsourcing

Stephanie Overby — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The boss may assume that outsourcing is the answer to everything. But CIOs can't afford to assume anything. Here's the right way to say "no" to outsourcing.

Dow Chemical CEO: IT for Reinvention

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Low-margin industries—such as chemicals—usually don’t invest heavily in IT. But Dow does. Its CEO tells us why.

Interview with Manpower CEO Jeff Joerres

Christopher Koch — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The CEO of Manpower explains why a worldwide IT organization has to balance global efficiency with local needs.

From the CEO - What Kind of CIO Are You?

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Transformational or transactional, what’s important is creating competitive advantage

View from the Top: Why CEO Paul Levy Loves His CIO

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT

The CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center knows technology saves both lives and money. That’s why he’s agreed to give his IT department an investment transfusion.

CEO of The Options Clearing Corp. Knows His Company Lives or Dies by the Strength of Its IT

Ben Worthen — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT

The CEO of The Options Clearing Corp. knows his company lives or dies by the strength of its IT. Maybe that’s why he isn’t so hung up on cutting costs and hitting deadlines.

CEOs' Top Concerns for 2005

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:00:00 GMT

IT issues make up 30 percent of the top challenges facing CEOs in 2005.

John Chambers: Cisco's Man Is Everywhere

Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:00:00 GMT

The CEO of Cisco is the focus of stories in the current Fortune and in this month’s American Way magazine. (He’s also offered as a model in Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan’s new book Confronting Realities, which we excerpt in the Nov. 15 issue of CIO magazine.) John Chambers is an impressive and powerful guy, who ...