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Solving the tech debt problem while staying competitive and secure

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Interestingly, despite the significance of technical debt as a cost concern and an inhibitor to improving security and implementing innovation (like AI), it ranks much lower on the list of immediate priorities for many organizations (20%). For CIOs, balancing technical debt with other strategic priorities is a constant challenge.

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Can the CIO role prevail over AI?

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“Generative AI does have the ability to replace CIOs who don’t embrace the innovative shifts coming for companies,” says Tim Crawford, a former CIO himself and now a CIO strategic advisor at AVOA, a technology consultancy. But that becomes quite impersonal and doesn’t align with having leadership EQ.”

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7 common IT training mistakes to avoid

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What’s not often discussed, however, are the mistakes IT leaders make when establishing and supervising training programs, particularly when training is viewed as little more than an obligatory task. Is your organization giving its teams the training they need to keep pace with the latest industry developments?

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What it takes to win your first CIO role

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Joy Brown’s rise through the upper echelons of digital and IT roles models what is now requisite preparation for technology leadership. Now modern IT leaders are expected to have breadth and depth of experience across the broad spectrum of technology domains along with an innate sensibility to craft and lead business strategy. “Up

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15 ways to grow as an IT leader in 2024

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Those challenges have IT leaders sharpening existing skills and developing new ones as ways to improve their leadership style, while others are exploring new opportunities or expanding work responsibilities to grow their executive profiles. It’s not just talk or a label.

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7 sins of digital transformation

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“To meet digital transformation goals, companies must build structural ambidexterity, focus on short-term efficiency opportunities that fit the current structure and model, but also pursue medium- to long-term discontinuous expansion opportunities in business that potentially would require structural and cultural changes,” Senan advises.

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6 signs you might need an executive coach — and 2 signs you don’t

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To master the various aspects of leadership, it’s often helpful to get professional help. As technical people move up the ranks, going from coders and admins to managers to CIOs, they need to learn how to do a lot more than build great software, connect backend systems, or build firewalls.

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