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Coaching IT pros for leadership roles

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But how do you prepare others on your team for this next career step? Because if you don’t do the upfront work to prepare your team to take the helm, you won’t have anyone to fill those seats when you want to move up — or step down. I spoke to IT executives and leadership coaches for tips on how to develop the leaders on your team.

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Six steps to creating a successful IT strategy: A guide for CIOs

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This requires evaluating competitors’ strategies; identifying strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities; and leveraging insights from the competitive market analysis team or similar teams within the organization. IDC is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG Inc.),

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7 IT leadership hacks that deliver results

CIO

We sought technology leaders who could advise on succeeding fast, along with creating a strong organization, developing team leaders, leveraging the support of peers, and specifically how to streamline day-to-day management of a technology group. Bad hires happen, and sometimes, promotions don’t work out.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO

Organizations often get services and applications up and running without having put stewardship in place,” says Marc Johnson, CISO and senior advisor at Impact Advisors, a healthcare management consulting firm. Overlooking these data resources is a big mistake. It will not be something they can ignore.

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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

CIO

Long-term success is generally the result of leaders who make a committed effort to connect directly with their teams, rather than simply issuing memos, edicts, and other top-down commands. Projects that really excite our teams.” Our IT team has an opportunity to be on the forefront of tech innovation.

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The evolving role of security and IT in DR and incident response

CIO

Threats have evolved from malware and denial-of-service attacks in the early days of ecommerce bad actors, to ransomware attacks that threaten the ability of a business to operate. To ensure a quick diagnosis and response without the two teams getting in each other’s way, the CIO and CISO can implement the following strategies.

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Rebranding IT for the modernized IT mission

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One reason CEOs restructure new digital, data, AI, or experience departments with separate C-level leaders is if IT is underperforming and the CIO isn’t driving transformation. Similarly, Davis prefers the name Business Solutions Group or BSG. It should be BT for Business Technology, and I emphasized that the B comes before the T.