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Why Information Firms Fall Short And What Successful CIOs Know To Shore Up

Intelligence Firms like Gartner have their place, but they alone may not best serve your purpose or be the first place to look. What must have first place in your leadership is a community of peers who get behind your purpose and bring practical answers to your pressing needs.

Scott Smeester

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July 13, 2023

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April 7, 2022

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Scott Smeester

How CIOs and CEOs Navigate The Hype And The Hope Of Citizen Development, Part 2

The answer to talent gaps, backlogs and shadow IT is Citizen Development. It’s not a fad, it’s a movement, and one you must lead and shape to resolve challenges you still face and will face more of in years ahead.
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April 22, 2021

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Scott Smeester

Why Women Must Rise As Technology Leaders

We need more women in technology leadership roles because of the strength that comes from how they have been shaped and what they have overcome.
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March 11, 2021

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Joe Woodruff

How We Got the Question Wrong: Does the CIO Need to Report to the CEO?

For years now, we have debated to whom the CIO should report. The options are few, but it doesn’t matter. The question was wrong. Fix the question, and the answer is obvious.
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April 13, 2020

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Scott Smeester

Essential ACTS of Effective CEOs and CIOs: Security

Crisis and remote work endanger all the security precautions you have in place. Your employees are your best line of defense. Teach them to give PAUSE and implement these 5 daily but effective practices.
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February 17, 2020

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Scott Smeester

Essential ACTS of Effective CEOs and CIOs – Part 3

Adoption of technology is now in the fabric of how you operate. Best practices of leveraging technology require a shift: strategic initiative, high-impact outcomes, implementation wisdom, financial justification and training completeness.
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October 17, 2019

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Joe Woodruff

The Myth of Trust, The Must of Trust and the Role of Technology

Trust is triggered by four trustworthy characteristics. Not any one of these is a magic bucket that, once filled, requires the trust of another. Each one of these is a signal, for reasons you cannot predict, to another’s mind and emotion that they can grant something of their self to you.
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