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Editor's Blog: How a CIO can get noticed by the CEO
Comment So what is it that CEOs want to hear? The subject: how a CIO should act to gain the attention and the interest of the board. Cathy reckons she's got some ideas: "There are topics coming... [23 Sep 2008]
The Naked CIO: Shadow of the job axe
Comment CEOs want to cut costs from poor producers. With spring and recession in the air, a CEO's fancy turns to pruning costs - and for the Naked CIO's department that means job cuts. So all I... [03 Mar 2008]
CEOs "clueless" about CIOs
News Cathy Holley, partner at headhunting company Boyden, said of CEOs: "If they are looking for a finance director they would probably know exactly what they are looking for, if they are looking for... [16 Oct 2007]
From CIO to consultant: So how did I end up here anyway?
Comment The seeds of change began for me at last year's silicon.com CIO Forum, during a panel about why CIOs rarely make the transition to CEOs. Welcome to silicon.com's newest column, 'From... [15 Feb 2007]
Re:Viewing 2005: CIO quotes of the year
News "We are used to CEOs being accountable and going to jail and the same for CFOs. I cannot for the life of me understand boards and CEOs that don't ensure they have an IT person on the management team.... [21 Dec 2005]
Leader: BT's big wins
Leader We saw mutual admiration from the companies' CEOs. Also note that the company's decision not to put out a statement with the usual CIO-plus-head-of-telco-division comments. That's true -... [11 Mar 2005]
Boardroom Despatches: How the CIO differs from the traditional IT director
Comment But I didn't hear that from any CEOs. A senior partner at that firm, Kelvin Thompson, has placed over 200 CIOs and their survey interviewed 250 CEOs. This has been the year of the first... [08 Dec 2004]
The McCue Interview: Safeway CIO Ric Francis
Comment Not necessarily CEOs - those are still going to be few and far between. High-flier Ric Francis has been CIO of three major organisations and is still only 41. It is an indication of how far Francis has... [18 May 2004]
IT governance could be industry's biggest challenge yet
News With the threat of jail sentences hanging over CEOs or CFOs whose companies don't comply with IT governance, execs want to be seen to be doing the right thing - and have landed their CIOs with the job of sorting out the... [19 Nov 2003]
Let's play spot the CIO
Comment But CEOs, CFOs and the like often don't understand that, and it takes a brave IT director to ask for less money if he or she thinks this will be interpreted by the business as a sign of... [21 May 2002]