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Cultivating a Culture of Innovation in Tech

Want to avoid workplace stagnation? Explore practical strategies for building an innovative tech culture, driving creativity, and empowering teams to excel.
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Unlocking Professional Growth With Facilitated Peer Groups

Tap into your full potential with facilitator-led professional peer groups that drive innovation, problem-solving, and career growth in the technology industry.
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6 Digital Transformation Skills Every CTO Needs

Looking to develop in your role as a CTO? Master these essential digital transformation skills to drive success and lead effectively in today's tech landscape.
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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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What The CIO Gets That The CEO And Board May Not Realize

Stakeholders know the value of the CIO. The last thing they want is for their CIO to be led down a wrong path, distracted by the agenda of others, and misdirected by trends that lure them into waste.
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The CIO Driver - Part 2: Tell Truth To Yourself Before Another

Before telling the truth to others, tell it to yourself. An exercise in introspection will go a long way to turning hard-conversations into effective, watershed moments of change.
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When Change Is Meaningless: How The CIO Drives Transformation

Transformation is not an overused word. If anything, it is underused. Leaders embrace it and keep it in front of everyone.
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Fire The Punter: How Data And The CIO Leads A Company To Winnable Innovation

Data is the driver. Avoid these five pitfalls in order to stay on course: Style over substance, futile fighting, willful ignorance, chasing aberrations and lazy thinking.
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Why A Fractional CIO Meets Your Need

Though small to mid-market companies often cannot afford the full-time services of a CIO, they are still faced with the responsibilities a CIO normally fulfills.
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Mastermind Groups vs. Networking Events

I’m all for networking. I have met incredible people doing so. I was also lonely. No matter how much networking I was doing, I still felt as if I was working in isolation. You can be surrounded by people, but unless you have others in your life who advocate for you, you feel very much alone.
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