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Nov
One for All or All for One? Instilling Team Ownership
As any good manager knows, a team infused with a strong sense of responsibility will produce a higher quality outcome. Instilling ownership across a team...
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Nov
Stop Talking Past Each Other! Improve Communication by Tuning Into Your Dominant “Language”
Do you ever have those moments in a conversation when you can tell that you just aren’t on the same page as the other person?...
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Oct
So What? The Big Takeaways After Reading the Digital Transformation Report
For the CIOs’ Perspectives on Digital Transformation study, IT leaders from a wide range of industries and organization sizes were asked about the nature of...
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Oct
Now You’re Agile: Stop Sucking at Sponsorship
Agile is about empowering teams and individuals. The roles defined by Agile are: Product Owner, Scrum Master, and team member. Not listed? Project sponsor. That...
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Oct
Hitting the Brakes on a Failing Project: How to Implement a Project Pause
Many organizations try to fight against project failure by adding budget, resources, or time to the baseline. However, throwing money at the situation often leads...
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Sep
5 Risks CIOs Must Assume in the Digital Age
For too many people, the concepts of “acting as a responsible CIO” and “taking risks” are mutually exclusive. A Traditional CIO is accustomed to a world where...
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Sep
Build an Unbeatable Team Culture with 4 Simple Techniques
In work, as in life, we can’t succeed on our own. In fact, the cornerstone of execution, change, and success in any organization is not...
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Sep
Your first 100 days as CIO came and went. Now what?
Sure, the first days in your role as CIO are critical. Advice abounds in books, blog posts, and presentations for how to approach your initial...
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Aug
5 Ways to Gain Your Team’s Trust as a Scrum Master
Trust is the grease that keeps a team running smoothly. One of the most effective and low-cost ways to improve the delivery, performance, and morale...
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Aug
The Traditional-Transformational CIO Spectrum: What Type of CIO Are You?
There is a new type of CIO on the scene: the Transformational CIO. Transformational CIOs focus on external customers, innovate, think about the top line,...
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Aug
How We Cultivate a Company Culture: A Weekend in Quebec
When hiring new team members, most interviewers discreetly study applicants to see if they would pass The Airport Test: “Could I get stuck in an...
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Jul
An Iterative Approach in the Age of Fixed Budgets
The Agile methodology has been widely accepted and implemented in many organizations for various goals. Most use Agile for project execution and product development. We...
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