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When Managers Boost Your Leadership

CIOs are well-served or woefully-shackled by the managers they work through.

Scott Smeester

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May 1, 2025

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April 20, 2022

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Joe Woodruff

How CIO Leadership Becomes A Cut Above The Rest

The Cut-Above CIO is a leader who understands the differences each of his key leaders bring to him, and knows how to chart a course with them that is unique to their ambition.
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April 13, 2022

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Scott Smeester

The One Question That Determines Your CIO Leverage: Are You Setting The Pace Or Settling In Place?

CIOs who leverage their leadership embrace five pace-setting qualities: They are opportunity-focused, certain enough, influence minded, network established and resource savvy.
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March 16, 2022

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Scott Smeester

The Four Essentials CIOs Employ To Perfect The IT Brand

IT is a brand, whether you know it or not. You are regarded by others, and eventually compared to other departments. The CIO is the Brand Marshal, and there are four essentials you must employ to perfect your brand and to stand out from the rest.
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February 21, 2022

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Scott Smeester

When Culture Is Overrated: How CIOs Dare To Call-Out The Giant of Culture

Too many leaders believe they have a culture problem when they don’t. Here is how to identify the false narrative of culture, call out the one-dimensional giant it has become, and take back the power true culture can have in your company.
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January 27, 2022

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Scott Smeester

A Different Perspective On Executive Boredom And New Life

Boredom is an executive experience. It is also a sign. Before you are quick to escape it, step back and look at it. One of three things may be at work more than you think.
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January 13, 2022

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Scott Smeester

How CIOs Sell Themselves: The Hard Fact Of An Executive Reality

It takes a lot of work to become a CIO. It takes even more to lead well in the role. Three areas of focus will increase your leverage and pave the way for what you want to get done. You are always selling yourself. Here is how to sell well.
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