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February 2009: CIO Leadership
The CIOZone digital magazine highlights important articles and special features published on CIOZone.com.
In this issue CIOZone examines the role of the CIO in the current economic crisis and presents the viewpoints of Dr. Arthur Langer, a distinguished professor at Columbia University and head of its IT mentoring program.
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The current economic crisis promises to make things interesting for CIOs and other IT executives. How can business technology leaders ready themselves for the tough times ahead? Bob Rouse, who directs the Society for Information Management's Regional Leadership Forum, thinks there are five books every IT managers should read now.
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As companies struggle through the recession, a question that frequently arises is whether chief information officers are in danger of losing clout within their organizations. The theory goes, companies will be so focused on cutting costs that they will look to CIOs to simply keep the lights on rather than launching new initiatives.
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One of the more difficult challenges a CIO may face is whether their CEO understands how to manage the uses of technology. Managing IT can be a difficult challenge for the CEO, but there are certain best practices that can be followed to achieve success and maximize the benefits.
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Current IT executives face incredible pressure to make their departments more efficient, competitive and responsive. But, those efforts are likely to fail without solid leadership. For the last 15 years the Society for Information Management has been preparing IT executives to become effective CIOs through its Regional Leadership Forums.
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SIM Releases Top 10 Concerns of CIOs
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What makes a great leader? There are plenty of self-help and leadership development guides out there offering all kinds of advice, but in their latest book authors Dave Ulrich, Norman Smallwood and Kate Sweetman try to break it down to five simple rules. Chief among those rules—invest in yourself.
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Where Does Success Come From?
How To Be A Better Leader
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There is something profoundly wrong about the way we understand success, contends author Malcolm Gladwell. In his new book Outliers: The Story of Success, Gladwell makes the case that success is not just about intelligence and ambition, but rather other opportunities and advantages that surround an individual. Even the year of birth was a key factor in launching the careers of many tech titans.
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What It Takes To Be An Innovator
How To Be A Better Leader...
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