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Our Guide to Fractional CIO Services

Discover how engaging a fractional CIO will elevate your SME's IT strategy. Learn the benefits of our own community-driven approach, as well as actionable steps you can take to more confidently select services that will bring top-tier expertise to scale your operations.
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Choose Your Peers Wisely

Learn how surrounding yourself with the right professional peers can dramatically reshape your tech leadership success. Engage with top CIOs, CTOs, and IT executives to gain critical insights, cover your blind spots, and navigate challenges with unprecedented confidence.
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Experience the Advantage of CIO Mastermind

Have you heard about CIO Mastermind's elite peer groups for tech leaders? Find out all you need to know about these exclusive, insightful discussions. Explore our collaborative network of C-suite professionals working to tackle challenges and help one another level up.
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An Introduction to Assertive Communication: The Key to Strong Workplace Relationships

How can assertive communication help you build strong workplace dynamics and enhance team productivity? Learn how to navigate office relationships, resolve conflicts, and develop trust through more open, honest and respectful connections as a leader within your organization.
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Dealing with Isolation in the C-Suite

Break free from the isolation of leadership with an insightful, supportive peer advisory group. Discover the power of these collaborative environments so you can navigate the complexities of the C-suite with confidence and resilience.
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Ending the Isolation: A Conversation with Scott Smeester on Modern CTO

Scott Smeester's discussion on the Modern CTO podcast with Joel Beasley addresses the isolation often felt by tech leaders and the importance of community and mentorship in overcoming it. Highlighting key leadership skills like effective listening and strategic questioning, Scott emphasizes the need for tech leaders to extend beyond technical know-how to embrace innovation and collaboration. This conversation underlines the transformative power of support networks for personal and professional growth in the tech industry.
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This One Reason Alone Is Why The CIO Must Become The Next CEO

CIOs are qualified to become CEOs because of one outstanding quality that is supported by four demonstrable skills.
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Why CxOs Must Stop Following This Popular But Absurd Communication Advice (and stop now)!

Leaders are being misled in how to communicate, whether to one or many. Following this advice will leave you confused and frustrated. Taking back your power will leave you and your listeners better off for what you said and how you said it.
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The Secret Today's CEO Holds Close To Their Chest

More CIOs are reporting to CEOs than ever. And it won’t matter unless CEOs know how to turn their work with CIOs into a partner relationship. But effective CEOs know how to do just that and gain a competitive advantage in doing so.
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Four Ways To Mobilize More Women In Technology

There are plenty of voices calling for more women to work in technology. But it is more of a fight than an ideology, and it requires intention and integrity, not just inspiration.
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How CIOs No Longer Shoulder Blame For Technology Failure

CIOs typically shoulder responsibility for technology failure. But CEOs and Boards don’t get a pass. Lack of courage and loss of vision are at the heart of the failure, and CIOs can step up beforehand to change and focus the conversation around business and customer experience, not just bottom lines.
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What CIOs Know To Never Cut Back On During Cutbacks

Many CIOs have options in place to develop people, but they still aren’t seeing the results. Even if you are making cutbacks, you can invest more into your people while saving money and increasing revenue. You just need to brush up on your farming.
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