CIO

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

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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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Assessments have emerged as an indispensable instrument in leadership development, serving as both a mirror that reveals areas of growth and a lens that illuminates hidden potential. Leaders who undergo structured performance evaluations show marked increases in adaptability, problem-solving acumen, and resilience under pressure.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The compay fostered a culture of innovation by involving employees in the modernization process and addressing their concerns. Cultural barriers and process fossilization Barrier: Organizational culture and structure significantly impact the success of IT modernization initiatives. This leads to an old consulting joke.

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CIO

DECEMBER 31, 2024

As AI technologies evolve, organizations can utilize frameworks to measure short-term ROI from AI initiatives against key performance indicators (KPIs) linked to business objectives, says Soumendra Mohanty, chief strategy officer at data science and AI solutions provider Tredence. Offering in-person advice and support is always a good idea.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Understanding the Digital Frontier’s Impact on Leadership Needs The rapid advancement of technology has created a landscape marked by constant change and disruption. Visionary Leadership: Exceptional executives have the foresight to anticipate industry shifts and envision how technology can transform business operations.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Techniculture is where technology, business, and culture collide,” says Nester, explaining his remodeling plan for IT. With so much at stake, CIOs are actively investing in people and processes to shift culture away from reactive order-taking.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Their leadership is crucial in ensuring the organization remains agile and responsive in an era of constant technological change. Driving innovation involves fostering a culture of experimentation and agility, embracing new ideas that can propel the business forward.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Interim executives have become indispensable in addressing immediate leadership needs, whether due to sudden departures, organizational restructuring, or transformational change management. A 2024 report from Wiley supports this shift, with 63% of those who received soft skills training reporting a positive impact on their job performance.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 2, 2022

As organizations flatten and people continue to work remotely, it will take more than an executive sponsor to ensure your leadership development sticks. If your Sales SVP thinks your leadership development program is a distraction, your sales managers will show up late and multi-task. Now you want them to be leadership coaches too?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

At N2Growth, we recognize that the Chief Operating Officer is indispensable to the executive leadership team. Collaborating closely with the Chief Executive Officer, the operations leader executes the organization’s strategy, makes pivotal decisions, and drives performance across all departments.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Role of High-Impact Performance Coaching in Leadership Development of Executives Performance coaching is pivotal in developing executive leaders in today’s dynamic business environment. Leaders face an array of complex challenges, from navigating organizational change to driving innovation and performance.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The best way to ensure alignment is to make IT leadership an active part of organizational leadership.” It fuels skepticism in technology strategies, promotes a culture of blame, reduces patience and forces planning into unproductive levels of detail resulting in a false sense of precision,” Palmer says.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Invest One Hour a Month to Help Your Team Perform Even Better. Every truly high-performing team has one thing in common: They spend time in candid conversation talking about what’s working and consistently look for ways to improve. Here are ten important questions to start with when building a high-performing team.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

By emphasizing immediate cost-cutting, FinOps often encourages behaviors that compromise long-term goals such as performance, availability, scalability and sustainability. For the same reasons we all separate our recycling from our trash, engineers, particularly Millennials and Gen-Z, buy into the cultural transformation of GreenOps.

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CIO

AUGUST 15, 2024

At SecureIT New York last month, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel on how to empower a cyber-resilient culture, featuring three powerhouse CISOs: Laura Deaner, CISO at Northwestern Mutual; Nada Noaman, CISO at The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC); and Liz Rodgers, CISO at RAND. As Rodgers puts it, “What got you here won’t get you there.

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CIO

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This alignment ensures that technology investments and projects directly contribute to achieving business goals, such as market expansion, product innovation, customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and financial performance. These principles directly influence the organization’s culture and strategic moves.

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CIO

AUGUST 20, 2024

Our mental models of what constitutes a high-performance team have evolved considerably over the past five years. Pre-pandemic, high-performance teams were co-located, multidisciplinary, self-organizing, agile, and data-driven. What is a high-performance team today?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This multifaceted role requires rapid decision-making and strong leadership capabilities, enabling the COO to manage day-to-day activities while enhancing operational efficiency effectively. Therefore, an effective COO search requires a nuanced understanding of the company’s vision, culture, and future goals.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To attract and retain top-tier talent in a competitive market, organizations must adopt innovative strategies that help identify the right candidates and create a cultural environment where they can thrive. The Role of Company Culture in Talent Attraction Company culture has become a critical factor in attracting and retaining talent.

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CIO

OCTOBER 10, 2023

“Employees who aren’t just informed of objectives, but given a sense of responsibility, are more comfortable with their roles and tend to enjoy the challenge of being a key driver of excellent performance.” Are you looking to build a winning IT culture? Building a winning IT culture is an ongoing journey, Angra observes.

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2025

During COVID-19, the organization immediately moved from desktop-based work to remote & mobile- based setup, a difficult shift entirely done under the leadership of CIO. He adds, I cultivate a culture of innovation and healthy competition, ensuring that both business and technology teams remain motivated to achieve shared goals.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Yet, finding candidates who not only meet current technical needs but also show promise for future growth and leadership is easier said than done. For instance, a skilled developer might not just debug code but also optimize it to improve system performance. This trait is essential for navigating career progression in tech.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Given this reality – and the business world’s drive to create more diverse and inclusive leadership teams – the pressure is now on companies to hold on to the few women leaders they already have. This can hinder their ability to take on leadership positions because they’re perceived to come with additional responsibilities.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To establish a high-performing IT culture, IT leaders must be able to push their teams to the limit without crippling morale. Improving IT team performance is a constant, ongoing effort, says Dena Campbell, CIO at Vaco Holdings, a global professional services firm.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Tech roles are rarely performed in isolation. Leadership and mentorship: For mid-level or senior tech roles, mentoring junior employees is often part of the job. Behavioral interviews Behavioral interviews focus on past experiences to predict future performance. Why interpersonal skills matter in tech hiring ?

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CIO

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The award-winning tech exec also led the acquisition of Dell Services into NTT DATA, worked in Australia on the largest outsourcing deal of its time, and has held leadership roles with EDS, Travelport, and HP. Remember that leadership is an opportunity, and you are choosing to perform the role.

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CIO

JANUARY 29, 2024

Back in the day, IT culture was all about the perks. The evolving role of IT, coupled with new pandemic-era work models, has sifted the culture conversation away from in-office trappings. The evolving role of IT, coupled with new pandemic-era work models, has sifted the culture conversation away from in-office trappings.

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CIO

OCTOBER 10, 2022

What is transformational leadership? The transformational leadership approach encourages, inspires, and motivates employees to innovate and create the change necessary to shape the future success of the company. For the latest insights on leadership, sign up for our newsletters. ]. . | Transformational leadership theory.

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CIO

MARCH 20, 2025

To be clear, many women leave for better opportunities or because of a mismatch with their current employers workplace culture factors that arent related to gender and likewise prompt men to leave their roles, says Kristen Lamoreaux, president and CEO of Lamoreaux Search. Workplace discrimination and sexual harassment play roles, too.

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CIO

JANUARY 13, 2023

CIO.com spoke to DEI leaders and experts to uncover the best practices for building diverse teams and a culture that nurtures those teams and individuals to stop the churn and get closer to the organization’s overall D&I goals. But if your company is not a startup, it is still important to fix your culture before you recruit.

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CIO

JANUARY 17, 2023

Veteran CIOs, researchers, and advisors share the changes they’re seeing, offering a look at the new rules of IT leadership and the old ones they’ve replaced. He uses various strategies and even digital tools to make sure the dominant personalities aren’t the only ones that speak in meetings and that everyone has a chance to share opinions.

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CIO

JANUARY 14, 2025

IDCs CIO Sentiment Survey, July 2024 Cross-training or hiring line-of-business (LOB) staff to do IT: A notable 41% of organizations are cross-training or hiring internal LOB staff to perform IT functions. Leveraging current employees who already understand the companys operations and culture can build a more versatile and adaptable workforce.

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CIO

OCTOBER 14, 2024

With strong operational controls and up-to-date security and technology, they can drive efficiency while maintaining high performance across the organization, Taylor says. Unlike tech leaders pushing forward with transformational characteristics, these CIOs often do not see the value of manifesting growth and market leadership, Arnold says.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

Navigating the complexities of leadership and management styles requires more than conventional wisdom; it requires a deep understanding of how different management styles impact an organization. Ichak Adizes provides a valuable framework that categorizes leadership into four distinct styles, each with unique strengths.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Today, organizations face multifaceted challenges that demand agile and decisive leadership. The increasing demand for interim executives reflects a broader shift toward flexible leadership models. Working collaboratively with existing teams, they foster a culture of change that is both inclusive and performance-driven.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Effective leadership is vital in finance and is crucial in guiding organizations toward success in a rapidly changing business landscape. Navigating complex financial markets, making informed decisions, and driving profitability requires strong leadership that inspires and motivates teams to achieve their goals.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

The Importance of Leadership Excellence in Organizations Effective leadership is the driving force behind an organization’s success, helping to steer it toward its goals and navigate the complexities of the market. While experience and qualifications are important, they do not always guarantee success in a leadership role.

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