Martha Heller brings you career advice, job changes and best practices from CIOs in the trenches.
How one executive recruiter assesses the talent market.
Max Chan, CIO of Avnet, is changing IT to support the $19 billion global companyu2019s transformation from a distribution business into an IoT solutions provider.
Bonnie Smith, CIO of Lear Corporation, describes how embracing citizen developers led to a new self-service operating model for RPA tools and more.
For Navistar CIO Julie Ragland, shifting the IT discussion from cost to value was key to overcoming obstacles to process automation.
Steve Faas, CIO of Aleris, reflects on his strong record of turning up-and-comers into CIOs.
Is your CEO ready for the future? IT executives share their advice for leading in the age of digital.
CIO Vipul Nagrath discusses how the payroll software company is leveraging technology to improve the customer experience.
SAIC CIO Nathan Rogers offers an approach for managing your new CIO job.
John Marcante, CIO of Vanguard, discusses how agile development and product management are driving a culture of engagement and business outcomes at the large global investment advisory firm.
How Terex CIO Andrew Campbell turned the manufacturer's IT generalists into specialists who are true partners with the business.
With an innovative group mentoring program and local and global networking events, the financial service company's IT Womenu2019s Council helps women grow into leadership positions.
Michael W. Smith, CIO of The Estu00e9e Lauder Companies, has initiated an impressive array of programs to attract and retain IT talent at the nearly $15 billion global prestige beauty company.
Digital evolution is challenging for a company as large as Qurate Retail Group. But CIO Karen Etzkorn is helping it succeed by creating a customer-centric culture and elevating digital experiences.
By applying three levers of digital transformation, Waste Management is infusing technology into the business model to drive growth.
Terrance Williams, President of Emerging Businesses and CMO, and Jim Fowler, Executive Vice President and CIO, on driving cultural change at Nationwide, one of the largest insurance and financial services organizations in the US.
With technology revolutionizing the construction industry, Structure Tone needed to get company leaders up to speed and on board with digital innovation plans. So, the CIO created a six-step strategy.
Atilla Tinic, the new CIO at DISH Network, shares his strategy for pursuing and getting the position, plus how he approached his first 90 days on the job.
With its five-platform digital strategy, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts improves the experiences of all its customers: guests, franchises, and internal team members. CIO Scott Strickland explains how.
Kaiser Permanente uses technology to improve personal health, community health, and medical excellence. EVP and CIO Dick Daniels explains how they do it.
National Gridu2019s digital strategy is all about developing frictionless processes to bring energy to customers safely, faster, and easier, explains Adriana Karaboutis, chief information and digital officer.
More executive committees say they understand how digital impacts their business strategy.
Under Armour combines its physical and digital products to help its customers achieve their fitness goals.
At Campbell Soup Company, business relevance is the foundation of all digital transformation initiatives. It's about leveraging IT to achieve business goals, says CIO Francisco Fraga.
Digital technologies change everything. The key is understanding and creating a new value chain, not adding technology just because it is new, says pharmaceuticals CIO Guy Hadari.
Your digital strategy is only as strong as your least digital employee. That is why Avery Dennison built digital literacy into its multi-pronged digital transformation strategy.
By shifting more IT activity into the business units, Ryder System CIO Rajeev Ravindran ensures a collaborative approach to technology innovation at the $8.4B transportation and supply chain management company.
For Oshkosh Corporation CIO Anupam Khare, the goal is for IT to enable the business strategy and add significant business value — all the while ensuring customers' needs inside and out of the company are met.
On her journey to becoming CIO, Daphne Jones discovered it takes purpose, priority, preparation, performance, and perseverance for business, as well as personal, transformation to occur.
Debra McCormack, managing director for the Center for Board Effectiveness at Deloitte, explains what it takes for CIOs to become corporate board directors.
Digital transformation requires vision, leadership, process change, and technology. Equally important, though, is to change the companyu2019s culture, says Arthur Hu, CIO of Lenovo.
Michael Gabriel, former CIO of HBO, offers lessons learned from his entrepreneurial adventure.
For Caesars Entertainment's CIO, Les Ottolenghi, the keys to the transformation at the global gaming giant were vision, communication, and a common cloud platform.
As the battle to hire top IT talent heats up, these criteria u2013 location, compensation, role, and recruiting process u2013 will help you assess your ability to attract technology leaders.
Professor and CIO Will Conaway shares his five steps for IT leaders to succeed at their jobs.
Gary Scholten, CIO and CDO of $14 billion financial services firm Principal Financial Group, offers sage advice to ensure a strategic approach to digital technologies.
By understanding their customersu2019 behavior, Ingram Micro can use digital technologies to create a seamless experience, explains Tom Peck, CIO and CDO.
Sheri Rhodes, CIO and CTO of Western Union, discusses how innovation and talent development help the global money-transfer company provide outstanding customer experience.
With dollars tight and the stakes high, Eric Yablonka, CIO of Stanford Health Care, says healthcare CIOs have to make the right bets in technology.
As CIO, if you think your job is systems, think again. Transformational IT leaders must change their mindset and do four essential things.
Prakash Kota, CIO of Autodesk, discusses his approach to using digital technology to improve employee productivity.
Dan Galdenzi, chief growth officer at NASCO, discusses how he went from CIO at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont to a sales and product leadership position.
CIO Jonathan Shoemaker explains how Allina Health is turning patients into customers using technology and tools regularly used by retailers.
Mike Koehler, CIO and CDO at Exelon, discusses how heu2019s creating a culture of innovation at the energy provider, improving customer, employee and supplier experiences.
Digital 1.0 vs. Digital 2.0 -- Vijay Sankaran, CIO of TD Ameritrade, explains the differences and offers advice to CIOs looking to move their companies to an u201canywhere, anytime, any platformu201d mindset.
Expert CIO Bruce Lee discusses three traps that can trip up CIOs as they drive digital transformation initiatives.
CIO Mike Zahigian explains how Amgen's Technology Talent Forum helped grow leaders from inside the company rather than acquiring them from the outside.
Sanjay Shringarpure, CIO of E & J Gallo Winery, discusses why a structured approach to meetings between IT and its business partners drives IT value.
Digital transformation is creating many opportunities for CIOs. Learn what they are and how to advance your career as a digital CIO.
How Northwestern Mutual transformed its classic IT model of plan, build, run into an agile model focused on digital innovation.
Mindy Simon, CIO of Conagra Brands, focuses on being digital with her business partners, not doing digital to them.