Dan Roberts is the CEO of Ouellette
CIOs canu2019t do everything themselves. They need someone to help manage strategy and innovation. Enter the chief of staff.
The best CIOs give their communications leaders a seat at the table, partnering with them to improve their own communications and the IT teamu2019s communications.
Communication — whether internal or external — is a key part of the CIO's job. A strategic partner in this effort is the IT communications lead.
A group of CIOs couldn't find the IT talent they needed, so they created a program to encourage and prepare women and underserved communities to pursue STEM careers through paid internships.
Digital transformation has to be about evolving the entire enterprise u2014 not just IT. Monsanto CIO Jim Swanson discusses how heu2019s making it happen, and why itu2019s paying off.
When IT knows what customers want, it can anticipate their needs. Plus, it gives the team the credibility and respect to contribute in the business at a much more strategic level.
CIOs leading transformations need a strong HR partneru2014 someone who will facilitate workforce planning to ensure IT has the talent needed today and in the future.