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What Staff Really Need From The CIO

Much has been said about the role of the CIO in the enterprise and how that role may be changing over time, the need for more innovative ideas, more accountability, better partnership with internal customers and the significant challenges ahead for IT senior leaders.
In the mix of advice for CIOs and senior management, there is [...]

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Flying At The Right Level As An IT Leader

Like many other professions, the career path of an IT leader, VP, CTO or CIO usually starts out at a lower level within an organizational hierarchy, and may take many routes. A business analyst fresh out of college moves through the project management ranks, leading larger teams and programs until he is responsible for an [...]

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Culture Wars

No, not of the political variety.  Beyond the mission, vision and values statements, the coffee mugs and the pot-luck lunches, how would your describe your IT Culture?  Who is driving it?

Leadership (you):  If staff were asked, would they say that you are actively building a culture around a specific vision you have for the team [...]

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What is “Pragmatic IT Leadership”?

Wiktionary:
pragmatic
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory
Synonyms
(practical): down-to-earth, functional, practical, utilitarian, realistic
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For me, Pragmatic Leadership includes:

While remaining current on the latest practices and emerging trends; determine what will best work for my organization, at this discrete point in time.
In regards to vendor/partner management; be honest about successes and failures, both internal and with my partner, with the primary goal of [...]

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