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Delegation IS leadership development
CIOs need to be open to delegation and learn to do it effectively as they themselves grow into more strategic leaders.
How Estée Lauder Companies developed a culture to attract and retain IT talent
Michael W. Smith, CIO of The Estée Lauder Companies, has initiated an impressive array of programs to attract and retain IT talent at the nearly $15 billion global prestige beauty company.
7 ways to foster greater IT creativity
Creativity is the spark that ignites innovation. Creating a team that's eager to apply IT knowledge in new and exciting ways can lead to long-term, enterprise-wide benefits.
10 steps to a successful digital transformation
Digital leaders must identify future technology and customer expectation trends and then muster the courage to dismantle existing structures. Failure could leave them victims of fast-moving all-digital startups.
Feeling handcuffed by your current IT vendor? Here’s how to increase your renegotiation leverage
With the average size of renegotiated contracts ranging from $20-40 million and renegotiation frequency increasing, customer negotiating teams can no longer hand the perceived switching cost advantage over to the vendors.
Are you ready to become a digital technology leader?
In “Designed for Digital," which will be released next week, the authors suggest that winning at digital requires more than a mastery of social, mobile, analytics, cloud and IoT. It requires the willingness to experiment and to create...
Redesigning business processes for digital success
CIOs find themselves in a unique position to re-imagine how their organizations operate in this digital age. Here’s how to develop a vision for business process reengineering and deliver.
Raytheon’s cloud-based test bed takes risk out of innovation
Implementing new technology in the defense industry comes with a lot of considerations. Here’s how Raytheon development a virtual environment for experimentation without risk.
Downloads: 7 tech resume templates
Getting your resume 'just right' in order to attract recruiters, HR pros and hiring managers is as daunting as it is critical. To jump start the process, Insider Pro has assembled this collection of real resumes revamped by...
5 key changes to the H-1B visa program
Changes to the H-1B visa program went into effect April 1, aiming to improve and streamline the application and selection process of foreign national talent.
Nationwide CIO’s ride-along sparks innovation and pays dividends
Spending time learning the business helped CIO Jim Fowler open eyes to a little-known Nationwide API platform and dive deeper into emerging technology such as virtual reality and AI.
7 key relationships for the transformational CIO
As CIOs shift their focus from technology-centric to business-centric, there are seven key relationships that are fundamental to their success.
GSK tech leader outlines 3 types of CIOs
As roles change and technology evolves, one veteran CIO says the next generation of CIOs will have followed a different career path.
Playbook for stockpiling AI talent: Buy, borrow, build
Hiring, upskilling, and strategic partnerships are the cornerstones for assembling talent in data science and AI. CIOs would do well to employ all three approaches.
Health insurer shifts ERP to the cloud to transform financial operations
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is reducing legacy complexity by migrating to cloud-based ERP, while experimenting with RPA to help prepare staff for the changes ahead.
A CIO shares his expertise in leadership success
Advice for C-suite executives as they transform their leadership style and build effective organizations.
4 leadership lessons from a multinational tech executive
An executive from multinational IT company Tech Mahindra shares the leadership lessons and career advice based on his unexpected professional journey.
