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Essential Resources on the Role of the CIO – Page 17

A Framework for Hiring and Empowering the CIO

This framework seeks to define the CIO position and determine what characteristics make such a CIO effective, thus enabling senior leaders to successfully recruit and select a CIO for their organization. Who is a CIO? Why does the CIO Role Exist? What does a CIO do? What is the role

State of the CIO – The Changing CIO Role

In the very first “State of the CIO” special issue, published in 2002, we asked several knowledgeable observers to speculate on the future of the CIO role. Some predicted that the job would split into two distinct types: a strategic CIO who would focus on creating value through technology, and

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CIO Role Revs Up

It never ceases to amaze me that we consider the expectation of CIOs as business leaders to be “new”. There is nothing emerging, changing, or evolving about this expectation of this role. Would a CFO’s jaw drop if they heard that they are expected to be business leaders? Would a

The Emerging role of the CIO: Transformational Leader

Insight into the emerging role of the CIO. Leader or technologist? Visionary or implementer? Maverick or collaborator? Heidrick & Struggles talks to real life CIOs and provides examples to take an in depth look at what makes CIOs successful – some is up to them but a lot depends on

The Emerging Role of the CIO: General Manager

The CIO role is changing. They are expected to be business leaders. They are now expected to be general managers. This article highlights yet another expectation – they are expected to be general contractors! So how should you deal with these expectations? Here are some tips.

CIO Job Description

What is your job description. If it is not too late to get that down, this is a good place to start!

So You Want to be a CIO?

A good discussion on the role and responsibilities of a CIO driven by the expectations of their business partners.

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