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10 ways to kill your IT culture

CIO

Transformational CIOs recognize the importance of IT culture in delivering innovation, accelerating business impacts, and reducing operational and security risks. Research on creating a culture of high-performance teams suggests there’s a disconnect between how leaders perceive their cultures compared to how individual contributors view them.

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Leading the digital charge: Inspiring innovation and fostering a culture of excellence

CIO

So the question that plagues any professional entrusted with or motivated to drive a huge change initiative is how to inspire innovation and foster a culture of excellence. Activities and endeavors that promote a culture of excellence should not only be rewarded but also be implanted as a standard practice for the team.

Culture 167
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Introducing a product delivery culture at Etsy

Martin Fowler

A second article exploring the challenges Etsy faced as it scaled up. Tim Cochran relates how CTO Mike Fisher identified problems with the product delivery process, built a cross-functional Product Delivery Culture team to analyze the situation, and began an improvement program based on lean thinking and the ideas of Marty Cagan.

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Article: Jump Into the Demoscene; It Is Where Logic, Creativity, and Artistic Expression Merge

InfoQ Culture Methods

In this article, I want to inspire you to grab the opportunity to get your voice and vision on the table, and show you that the demoscene is not only for mathematical wizards. The demoscene is a vibrant, creative subculture where you can use mathematics, algorithms, creativity, and a wee bit of chaos to express yourself.

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A blueprint for successfully executing business-aligned IT strategies

CIO

Regardless of whether or not Peter Drucker actually said , “Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” the sentiment still is particularly relevant in IT, where the constructive collaboration between business goals and technology initiatives often determines organizational success.

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The Best Leadership Articles of 2021 (according to you)

Let's Grow Leaders

Your Favorite Leadership Articles of the Year. These are your favorite leadership articles of 2021 based on views and shares. What was your favorite article of the year? What leadership articles would you like us to write about more in the coming year? And… Our Most Popular Leadership Article of All Time.

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Article: Adaptive Responses to Resiliently Handle Hard Problems in Software Operations

InfoQ Culture Methods

This article discusses strategies for approaching your role as a senior member of your organization. As engineers move into more senior positions such as Staff Engineer, Architect, or Sr Tech Lead roles, their knowledge and experience is often applied across the system. By Laura Maguire