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CIOs are Breaking the Corporate Board Paradox
CIOs are breaking the Corporate Board Paradox, and lots of CIO moves are happening in the retail space.Northwestern Mutual CIO on Eliminating the 'IT v Business' Paradox
Tim Schaefer, CIO of Northwestern Mutual, talks about how language matters when integrating the business with IT.Is Senior Management Calling for More Transparency?
Consider building your own IT Advisory BoardCIOs Offer Career Advice
Who better to advise you than your CIO peers?New CIOs at EMC, NBC Universal, Avaya and More
Some companies value soft skills over an exact experience match.Solving the Cost Versus Innovation Paradox
Paul Cassell, US CIO of NYSE Euronext, on his Software Automation GroupA Picture is Worth 1000 Words
What metaphors do you use to describe IT?Movers & Shakers 2.0
CIO.com blogger Martha Heller asks: What are the three top competencies for your organization's senior team?New Year, New CIOs
Happy New Year! 2013 has started with a bang when it comes to CIO moves. Big firms like CSC and KPMG have new CIOs, and start-ups like Groupon are seeing CIO changes as well. With every company becoming a technology company (whether they like it or not), CEOs will be reviewing their IT leadership very carefully. We should see some major changes this year.Breaking the CIO Successor Paradox
It is interesting to note that a couple of the new CIOs this month were promoted from within. These CIOs have broken what I refer to as “The CIO Successor Paradox” in The CIO Paradox, just published last month.Your Strategy Window
What new CIOs have in common is a short window of opportunity to address the 'Operations versus Strategy' paradox head on.No Summer Slow Down for New CIO Appointments
Retail saw a significant number of CIO moves this month. Trying to draw real industry trends from new CIO appointments is a bit like trying to read the future at the bottom of a tea cup, but we can try. Why all the CIO moves in retail? It could be merely coincidence, of course, but it could also signal a trend that retail is a new hotbed of technology innovation. WithNew CIOs for the Summer
The summer is kicking off with a bang when it comes to new CIO appointments. From retail to financial services to energy to manufacturing, companies are hiring new CIOs. This is good news for you CIOs on the market.CIO Changes at J&J, Burger King and Western Union
Executive recruiting specialist Martha Heller shares updates on some of the most noteworthy recent CIO shifts.The Product CIO
Spring seems to be the season for big CIO moves at companies like Starbucks, the New York Times, Jet Blue and Southwest Airlines.Hail to the Women CIOs!
When I last checked the stats, a mere nine percent of CIOs were women. If today’s Movers & Shakers report is a sign, that number may be growing (or the women in that nine percent are really moving and shaking).Fortune 500 CIO Activity
We have some major CIO hiring activity among Fortune 500 companies with new appointments at American Airlines, Xerox and Caterpillar. In each case, the new CIO will be stepping into the shoes of executives who have been with their companies for many years. John Heller has been with Caterpillar for 38 years; John McDermott has been at Xerox for 10, and Monte Ford has been with AmeCIOs wanted for business intelligence
“Data, data everywhere, and not a drop to manage.” Please don’t let my botched modification of the wonderful Coleridge quote, scare you away from this latest blog post on CIOs and their careers.CIOs and Social Media
Lately, I have been spending a lot of time talking with CIOs about their mandate to establish a social media strategy for their companies. It struck me as odd that CIOs, who are not always considered to be the heart and social of the culture of a company, are now responsible for driving a strategy that is foundational to the a company’s culture. What communications optionsFall Brings More Hiring
Now that the dog days of summer are behind us, the IT executive market is picking up steam. We are seeing CIO changes across a wide range of industries, and newly placed CIOs are bringing in new talent as well. At Heller Search, we are so busy that I really have no business even writing this blog, so I’m going to keep it short, and get on with the news!The Road from CIO to COO
Many of my CIO friends long to replace the "I" in their title an "O". With its promise of better compensation, higher status and an unquestioned place at the table, the “O” is a letter worth fighting for.The rise of the CTO
Here’s an interesting trend: some companies are changing the way they develop and deliver digital technologies. No longer does the CIO manage digital development resources as a part of IT; rather, the digital product groups hire a CTO, who designs and executes against the digital product roadmap.Advice for managing your interview
When a client decides to pass on a candidate I have submitted for an IT executive search, the reason I hear most often for the rejection is ineffective communication skills. “She gave me high level answers with no depth,” the client will say, or “he had difficulty being concise and staying on topic.” This always blows my mind because theseThe CIO to CEO Career Trajectory
I am delighted to report that we have another entry in the “CIO to CEO” career trajectory.Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! If your New Year’s resolution is “Find a new leadership role in a company that truly values IT,” you’re in luck. CIO transitions are heating up as companies realize that a sound technology strategy is the key to growth in 2011. (Took them long enough…) Dust off your Rolodex, revise your Linkedin profile, update your resume and hit the market.