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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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Leadership Blogs

Two Reasons You Fail To Persuade Other Leaders And How To Change It

We hear a lot about tactics when it comes to persuasion. Relatability and confidence are more effective; unfortunately, what they mean is often misunderstood.
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Leaders Lead Leaders: How technology leaders rise above regardless of where they rank

Leaders lead leaders. They can’t help it, but they can own it and be more effective in it. The first of four strategies is to serve by being clear and unapologetic about the value you bring. There are three areas in which you must do so: What can’t be contained in you, What can’t be denied from you, and What you must handle with care.
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The Three Priorities CIOs Use In Justifying IT Costs

An evening visit of familiar ghosts teaches the C-Suite a better way to filter budget decisions and cost justification.
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What More Does It Take For A CIO To Say "Alright Already"

At some point, you have to take a closer look at a possible solution to a continuous problem. Now is that point.
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Why CIOs And CTOs Know That Relationship Management Is A Contradiction In Terms

The basis for a solid, long-term business relationship is the same as for our adult relationships. And contrary to popular wording, it’s not something that technology leaders manage, but they definitely must lead in.
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Why A White, Male, Executive Advocates For Women As Technology Leaders

We need women to lead in technology, but the standard narrative as to why misses the point. And as women continue to elevate their leadership, they do so knowing the critical areas to focus on, the mistakes to avoid, and the skills to develop.
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