Martha Heller brings you career advice, job changes and best practices from CIOs in the trenches.
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Happy New Year!u00a0 2013 has started with a bang when it comes to CIO moves.u00a0 Big firms like CSC and KPMG have new CIOs, and start-ups like Groupon are seeing CIO changes as well.u00a0 With every company becoming a technology company (whether th....
It is interesting to note that a couple of the new CIOs this month were promoted from within.u00a0 These CIOs have broken what I refer to as u201cThe CIO Successor Paradoxu201d in The CIO Paradox, just published last month.
What new CIOs have in common is a short window of opportunity to address the 'Operations versus Strategy' paradox head on.
Retail saw a significant number of CIO moves this month.u00a0 Trying to draw real industry trends from new CIO appointments is a bit like trying to read the future at the bottom of a tea cup, but we can try.u00a0 Why all the CIO moves in retail?u00a0....
The summer is kicking off with a bang when it comes to new CIO appointments. From retail to financial services to energy to manufacturing, companies are hiring new CIOs. This is good news for you CIOs on the market.
Executive recruiting specialist Martha Heller shares updates on some of the most noteworthy recent CIO shifts.
Spring seems to be the season for big CIO moves at companies like Starbucks, the New York Times, Jet Blue and Southwest Airlines.
When I last checked the stats, a mere nine percent of CIOs were women. If todayu2019s Movers & Shakers report is a sign, that number may be growing (or the women in that nine percent are really moving and shaking).
We have some major CIO hiring activity among Fortune 500 companies with new appointments at American Airlines, Xerox and Caterpillar.u00a0 In each case, the new CIO will be stepping into the shoes of executives who have been with their companies for ....
u201cData, data everywhere, and not a drop to manage.u201du00a0 Please donu2019t let my botched modification of the wonderful Coleridge quote, scare you away from this latest blog post on CIOs and their careers.
Lately, I have been spending a lot of time talking with CIOs about their mandate to establish a social media strategy for their companies.u00a0 It struck me as odd that CIOs, who are not always considered to be the heart and social of the culture of ....
Now that the dog days of summer are behind us, the IT executive market is picking up steam.u00a0 We are seeing CIO changes across a wide range of industries, and newly placed CIOs are bringing in new talent as well.u00a0 At Heller Search, we are so b....
Many of my CIO friends long to replace the "I" in their title an "O". With its promise of better compensation, higher status and an unquestioned place at the table, the u201cOu201d is a letter worth fighting for.
Hereu2019s an interesting trend: some companies are changing the way they develop and deliver digital technologies.u00a0 No longer does the CIO manage digital development resources as a part of IT; rather, the digital product groups hire a CTO, who d....
When a client decides to pass on a candidate I have submitted for an IT executive search, the reason I hear most often for the rejection is ineffective communication skills.u00a0 u201cShe gave me high level answers with no depth,u201d the client will....
I am delighted to report that we have another entry in the u201cCIO to CEOu201d career trajectory.
Happy New Year! If your New Yearu2019s resolution is u201cFind a new leadership role in a company that truly values IT,u201d youu2019re in luck.u00a0 CIO transitions are heating up as companies realize that a sound technology strategy is the key to g....
Tis the season for CIO transition as the hiring market for IT executives improves.
CIOs are getting jobs! Itu2019s true!
Despite the weather, the summer has not been all that hot when it comes to the job market.u00a0 While there have been a decent number of CIO openings, we still have u201cmore kings than kingdoms,u201d which will still take some time for the market to....
This month, our newly appointed CIOs have an interesting array of backgrounds: a former head of global securities, a PhD with experience in clinical development, a CEO of an e-commerce company.
Over the last few months Iu2019ve spoken to nearly a dozen CIOs who have no experience in IT.u00a0 The story each time is the same: the company had a revolving door of CIOs, and rather than continue the cycle, the CEO would ask a trusted executive fr....
My friend Rick Davidson, former CIO of Manpower and now a Director at AlixPartners, mentioned an interesting study his firm conducted, so I t
In past posts, I have labeled this job market as one of industry specialization, where CEOs tend to hire CIOs who look, sound and smell like an industry insider.u00a0 But for those of you who would like to move into a new industry, take heart:u00a0 T....
I am betting that 2010 will be the year of CIO retirements.u00a0u00a0 CIOs who were ready to retire in 2008, but held off in 2009, may well decide that the golf course is getting impatient and the data center is getting old.
Happy New Year, CIOs!u00a0 I trust everyone has had a relaxing holiday and you are feeling rested and ready to battle it out in a new year.u00a0 Itu2019s just too early in the year (and Iu2019m still recovering from my own New Yearu2019s celebrations....
Tis the season of the antsy CIO.
Yesterday, I had the good fortune to spend some time with Tom Fountain, the new CIO of Bunge, Ltd, a $52B global agribusiness and food company.u00a0 Tom is Bungeu2019s first global CIO and has been charged with the not insignificant task of driving a....
We seem to be in a hiring market of specialization where companies demand not only technical, leadership, and business skills of their new CIOs, but industry specialization as well. Iu2019ve had more calls lately than I can count from CIOs who were u....
From my vantage point, the hiring market for IT executives is improving -- and may well beu00a0 better than what weu2019ve seen over the past 18 months.u00a0 However, we are still a far cry from where we were 24 months ago.u00a0 We are currently play....
The market has been quiet in the dog days of summer, but despite its lethargy, I do have some news to report.
The good news this week is that the hiring market for IT executives seems to be picking up.
Even during these dog-days of summer, CIOs are moving andu00a0shaking. While I canu2019t say this summer has been the most active market for CIO placements that Iu2019ve ever seen, there have been enough announcements to constitute a blog this week, ....
If you have ever thought of taking on some non-IT operational responsibility like finance, marketing, or board service, now is the time.u00a0 As companies are relying more than ever on their best executives to lead them forward, CIOs are reaching bey....
If youu2019ve ever thought of getting some board experience, now is a great time to start. Companies are currently in particular need of executive direction and with board members needing to spend more time with their own companies, you may find some....
This week, I am delighted to report many new CIO appointments, but I would also like to mention a somewhat disconcerting trend I am beginning to see.
CNET reported yesterday that Douglas Merrill has stepped down from his post as president of EMI's digital music business.
For those of you betting on IT as a key to our recovery, youu2019ll be happy to know that Vivek Kundra, has been reinstated this week to his post as federal CIO.
While I realize that my role in this blog is simply to point out CIO placement activity, I cannot but use this platform to do a little career counseling.
I am delighted to report that this week I drank from the fire hose.
CIO.com is pleased to announce that its first-ever blog, Movers & Shakers, will be re-launching this week.
Home Depot has finally found a replacement for Bob DeRodes, who announced his decision to retire from the home improvement retailer last April.