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    10 steps to a successful innovation workshop

    By Nicholas D. EvansMar, 14 2013

    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.
    By Martha HellerMar, 12 2013

    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.
    By Martha HellerMar, 5 2013

    Is Senior Management Calling for More Transparency?

    Consider building your own IT Advisory Board
    By Martha HellerFeb, 26 2013

    CIOs Offer Career Advice

    Who better to advise you than your CIO peers?
    By Martha HellerFeb, 19 2013

    New CIOs at EMC, NBC Universal, Avaya and More

    Some companies value soft skills over an exact experience match.
    By Martha HellerFeb, 12 2013

    Solving the Cost Versus Innovation Paradox

    Paul Cassell, US CIO of NYSE Euronext, on his Software Automation Group
    By Martha HellerFeb, 5 2013

    3 CIO considerations from IDC’s 3rd platform

    By Nicholas D. EvansFeb, 5 2013

    A Picture is Worth 1000 Words

    What metaphors do you use to describe IT?
    By Martha HellerJan, 29 2013

    Movers & Shakers 2.0

    CIO.com blogger Martha Heller asks: What are the three top competencies for your organization's senior team?
    By Martha HellerJan, 22 2013

    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.
    By Martha HellerJan, 15 2013

    How disruptive technologies can contribute to U.S. innovation and productivity

    By Nicholas D. EvansJan, 9 2013

    10 CIO considerations for disruptive trends in 2013

    By Nicholas D. EvansJan, 2 2013

    The importance of precise terminology for innovation

    By Nicholas D. EvansDec, 13 2012

    The world's most innovative companies: Ranking the best of the best innovators

    By Nicholas D. EvansDec, 10 2012

    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.
    By Martha HellerNov, 13 2012

    Your Strategy Window

    What new CIOs have in common is a short window of opportunity to address the 'Operations versus Strategy' paradox head on.
    By Martha HellerSep, 28 2012

    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.  With
    By Martha HellerAug, 7 2012

    New 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.
    By Martha HellerJun, 26 2012

    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.
    By Martha HellerMay, 8 2012

    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.
    By Martha HellerApr, 3 2012

    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).
    By Martha HellerMar, 1 2012

    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 Ame
    By Martha HellerJan, 10 2012

    CIOs 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.
    By Martha HellerDec, 6 2011

    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 options
    By Martha HellerNov, 1 2011

    Fall 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!
    By Martha HellerSep, 22 2011

    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.
    By Martha HellerAug, 10 2011

    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.
    By Martha HellerJun, 13 2011

    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 these
    By Martha HellerApr, 27 2011

    The CIO to CEO Career Trajectory

    I am delighted to report that we have another entry in the “CIO to CEO” career trajectory.
    By Martha HellerMar, 7 2011

    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.
    By Martha HellerJan, 14 2011
    Tis the Season for CIO Transition

    Tis the Season for CIO Transition

    Tis the season for CIO transition as the hiring market for IT executives improves.
    By Martha HellerDec, 16 2010

    CIOs are getting jobs!

    CIOs are getting jobs! It’s true!
    By Martha HellerOct, 25 2010

    Is CIO hiring picking up in September?

    Despite the weather, the summer has not been all that hot when it comes to the job market.  While there have been a decent number of CIO openings, we still have “more kings than kingdoms,” which will still take some time for the market to absorb.  That being said, September is off to a good start with a greater number of openings already than in the beginning of July and of August.  The fourth
    By Martha HellerSep, 8 2010

    New Career Paths to the CIO Role

    This month, our newly appointed CIOs have an interesting array of backgrounds: a former head of global securities, a PhD with experience in clinical development, a CEO of an e-commerce company.
    By Martha HellerJul, 21 2010

    Let's Get our New CIO from the Business

    Over the last few months I’ve spoken to nearly a dozen CIOs who have no experience in IT.  The story each time is the same: the company had a revolving door of CIOs, and rather than continue the cycle, the CEO would ask a trusted executive from the business to take over the IT organization. These executives have what it takes to run IT.
    By Martha HellerMay, 29 2010

    The New Normal

    My friend Rick Davidson, former CIO of Manpower and now a Director at AlixPartners, mentioned an interesting study his firm conducted, so I t
    By Martha HellerMar, 26 2010

    You can switch industries – even in this market

    In past posts, I have labeled this job market as one of industry specialization, where CEOs tend to hire CIOs who look, sound and smell like an industry insider.  But for those of you who would like to move into a new industry, take heart:  There are definitely exceptions to this rule.
    By Martha HellerMar, 1 2010

    Will 2010 be the year of CIO retirements?

    I am betting that 2010 will be the year of CIO retirements.   CIOs who were ready to retire in 2008, but held off in 2009, may well decide that the golf course is getting impatient and the data center is getting old.
    By Martha HellerJan, 29 2010

    Happy New Year, CIOs!

    Happy New Year, CIOs!  I trust everyone has had a relaxing holiday and you are feeling rested and ready to battle it out in a new year.  It’s just too early in the year (and I’m still recovering from my own New Year’s celebrations, to be honest)  to make pronouncements about the 2010 hiring market for IT executives.
    By Martha HellerJan, 6 2010

    The Antsy CIO

    Tis the season of the antsy CIO.
    By Martha HellerDec, 11 2009

    New CIOs to Report

    Yesterday, I had the good fortune to spend some time with Tom Fountain, the new CIO of Bunge, Ltd, a $52B global agribusiness and food company.  Tom is Bunge’s first global CIO and has been charged with the not insignificant task of driving a major IT transformation to the nearly 200 year old company.  From what I could see, Tom is more than up to the task.  He has a solid stra
    By Martha HellerNov, 19 2009

    Industry specialization is alive and well (and more CIO placements to report)

    We seem to be in a hiring market of specialization where companies demand not only technical, leadership, and business skills of their new CIOs, but industry specialization as well. I’ve had more calls lately than I can count from CIOs who were “this close” to a new position but were beaten out by someone whose industry background was just a little more relevant.
    By Martha HellerOct, 28 2009

    New CIOs at Walgreens, Allianz Life and more

    From my vantage point, the hiring market for IT executives is improving — and may well be  better than what we’ve seen over the past 18 months.  However, we are still a far cry from where we were 24 months ago.  We are currently playing a zero sum game where new CIO placements are the result of vacated positions, not growth and org chart expansion.  For the last year and a half, we’ve had thes
    By Martha HellerSep, 28 2009

    New appointments at HP, Windstream, TravelCLICK and more

    The market has been quiet in the dog days of summer, but despite its lethargy, I do have some news to report.
    By Martha HellerAug, 28 2009

    New CIOs at Cardinal Health, Hilton Hotels, Arch Coal and more

    The good news this week is that the hiring market for IT executives seems to be picking up.
    By Martha HellerAug, 6 2009

    New CIOs at RadioShack, Fiserv, Travelport and more

    Even during these dog-days of summer, CIOs are moving and shaking. While I can’t say this summer has been the most active market for CIO placements that I’ve ever seen, there have been enough announcements to constitute a blog this week, so here goes.
    By Martha HellerJul, 20 2009

    A good time to wear more hats

    If you have ever thought of taking on some non-IT operational responsibility like finance, marketing, or board service, now is the time.  As companies are relying more than ever on their best executives to lead them forward, CIOs are reaching beyond IT to respond to the call.
    By Martha HellerJun, 22 2009

    New CIOs at Borders and Best Buy

    By Martha HellerJun, 3 2009

    A great time to gain board experience — and new CIOs to report…

    If you’ve ever thought of getting some board experience, now is a great time to start. Companies are currently in particular need of executive direction and with board members needing to spend more time with their own companies, you may find some great opportunities in this poor economy.
    By Martha HellerMay, 25 2009
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