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COO Marina Bellini on leading IT talent for growth

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Marina Bellini’s career journey has shaped her unique perspective and leadership playbook. What follows is that conversation, edited for length and clarity. What do you mean by it? I want my idea, your idea, and then from that, a better idea. In a similar vein, another saying of yours is ‘I don’t have a crystal ball.’

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We’re all becoming software CIOs — a role Red Hat CIO Jim Palermo knows well

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Whether you sell cars, candy, consulting, or construction, software is moving to the center of your business. Your products and services rely on software and data for nearly everything from product development to aftermarket support. You’ve become (or will become) what is, essentially, a software company CIO. So congratulations!

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Cengage Group CTO Jim Chilton on the P&L difference

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What follows is that conversation, edited for length and clarity. What have some of those experiences been like? What have some of those experiences been like? It was an incredible opportunity to take what we do as CIOs and CTOs and put it on steroids because I was doing it for lots of companies simultaneously.

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Business or IT: Who Drives Results with Your Data?

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Contrast this with what a financial services CIO told me: “Our CEO told every line of business general manager you now have a second job: you’re the general manager of the data produced in your line of business.” The latter case is as it should be. It’s likely a hangover from the old way of doing things.

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5 ways CIOs will disappoint their CEOs in 2023

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Which is why we at CIO Survival Guide headquarters have an alternative to suggest: List the promises you’ve made to the CEO for 2023, along with a compendium of what the various business punditries the CEO reads have told them to expect from you. What you’ll get is a list of ways you can expect to disappoint your CEO this coming year.

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Generac’s Tim Dickson on the evolving CIO role

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What follows is that conversation, edited for length and clarity. What’s your take on the changing role of the CIO? What is the one thing a CIO has in his back pocket when he takes a new job? The traditional CIO isn’t what companies are looking for. What’s the story you’re writing around data and AI right now?

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Introducing a Better Go-to-Market Playbook

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Just as sports teams use playbooks to map out potential in-game scenarios, the best go-to-market (GTM) teams rely on playbooks to map out their revenue-generating strategy across sales and marketing. They’re essential for preparing your team for every situation that may arise during a demo, sales call, or in-person event.

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