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Increasing CIO Impact Through Business Alignment

How do you know that you are aligned with the business? There is a difference between something feeling off and true misalignment.

Scott Smeester

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April 24, 2025

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March 16, 2023

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Scott Smeester

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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March 9, 2023

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Scott Smeester

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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March 2, 2023

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Joe Woodruff

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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February 16, 2023

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Joe Woodruff

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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February 2, 2023

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Joe Woodruff

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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January 26, 2023

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Joe Woodruff

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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