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6 business execs you’ll meet in hell — and how to deal with them

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Aside from causing personal angst, executives run amok can also wreak lasting damage to the organizations they work for by driving away talent and squandering business opportunities. For technology leaders, difficult executives take a variety of forms. How do you deal with these people?

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5 key leadership skills an executive coach can help you master

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Just a few years after doing desktop support at the same firm, he was thrust into the position of IT manager, meeting with the CEO and running the show for everything tech. “At They needed to see me as a business executive, not as an IT technician.” To do all of that, he sought help from an executive coach.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

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Companies may have had highly detailed migration or execution plans, but many failed to develop a point of view on the role of cloud in the enterprise. Although some continue to leap without looking into cloud deals, the value of developing a comprehensive cloud strategy has become evident. There are other risks, too.

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‘Boomerang’ CIOs: IT leaders level up by coming back

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Gaining a fresh perspective Kevin Miller worked as a technical solutions architect at enterprise software provider IFS Americas for about two years before leaving to become director of global pre-sales solution architects at software provider Loftware in 2020. It helps get you support at the executive level,” Postulka says. “It

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The critical role of the network in sustainability, security and AI

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According to NTT DATA’s 2022–23 Global Network Report , senior executives identify real-time analytics as their most critical need when it comes to network management, followed by the ability of network managers to drill down fast and efficiently to deal with problems while reducing downtime. How does NTT DATA make it happen?

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The CIO’s guide to smarter vendor negotiation: 10 tips

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IT leaders may find that prices are going up without an accompanying increase in benefits, with technology providers — less dependent on any one industry or geography — taking a harder line on deals, says Achint Arora, a partner in the pricing assurance practice at Everest Group. Deals done by business users alone may be technically unsound.

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Customer centricity: How Mashreq Bank is placing its customers at the forefront of its operations.

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Mohamed Salah Abdel Hamid Abdel Razek, Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head of Tech, Transformation & Information, Mashreq explains how the bank is integrating advanced technologies and expanding its digital footprint. We are using cloud technology to bring digital solutions to our customers.

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