{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-successful-cio-how-the-best-cios-tackle-their-toughest-business-challenges-hardcover","title":"Confessions of a Successful CIO: How the Best Cios Tackle Their Toughest Business Challenges - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Cramm\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBe the most effective CIO you can be--by learning from the best in the business\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday's Chief Information Officers must be an entirely new breed of technology leader. With ever-changing demands from the business, and in an increasingly technology-centric business environment, CIOs must find game-changing innovations and process improvements that make a real impact on the bottom line. Business executives need their CIOs to be real partners--speaking the language of the business and donning their strategist caps--not just commodity managers. Those IT leaders who fail to break out of the order-taker, utility manager mold will, simply put, be looking for a new job.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Successful CIO: How the Best CIOs Tackle Their Toughest Business Challenges\u003c\/i\u003e, current and future CIOs will gain invaluable perspectives from the stories of today's best IT leaders. These acclaimed leaders--each profiled in their own chapter--explain the toughest business decision they had to make, and how the outcome influenced and impacted their leadership style. These in-depth anecdotes take the reader inside some of the most challenging business climates imaginable and chronicle how these elite CIOs made the decisions that mattered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRead detailed case studies of how some of the best CIOs have handled their most challenging business problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how the best CIOs anticipate changes to their business and respond--before the business comes knocking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore how these top-flight CIOs make critical decisions around strategy and IT to not only benefit their companies, but in some cases, to save them from becoming obsolete.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyze their perspectives on managing people, crises and balancing the risks and rewards of their \"bet the farm\" strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Successful CIO\u003c\/i\u003e is the new playbook for learning how to take risks, respond to crises, and create more value from IT. Each chapter presents a different challenge, giving present-day and future IT leaders the chance to examine, analyze and learn so that they can be just as successful as the CIOs they're reading about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONFESSIONS OF A SUCCESSFUL CIO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe demands placed upon today's Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are greater than ever before. As IT becomes a more integral part of business operations and strategies, CIOs must be proficient at decision making, which is one of the most crucial aspects of IT leadership. \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Successful CIO\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles nine real-world case studies of the biggest challenges ever faced by an all-star lineup of global IT leaders. With each chapter written as a mini suspense novel, readers are able to gain a three-dimensional understanding of each unique IT challenge and learn directly from the failures and triumphs of industry-leading CIOs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeading with technology is, first and foremost, about leadership. While there is no \"one-size-fits-all\" road to success, great leaders, like the ones profiled within this book, are marked by a unique set of qualities: passion and drive to make a positive difference; the ability to engage others to chart the future and define the path; and the paradoxical ability to maintain optimism and perseverance through difficult circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs described within, the \"art of the possible\" entails placing big bets and buying down risks by emphasizing people over process. This is an important message, and one that is largely missing from the left-brain-oriented literature that dominates the technology press.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book includes timeless lessons on how to exploit technology to the benefit of the business and the people within. This isn't simply a professional resource for CIOs or technology professionals. For businesses of all sizes, managing technology assets is an essential part of everyone's job, and absorbing the insights of this book will provide leaders with a realistic picture of what it takes to leverage technology and transform businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe demands placed upon today's Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are greater than ever before. As IT becomes a more integral part of business operations and strategies, CIOs must be proficient at decision making, which is one of the most crucial aspects of IT leadership. \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Successful CIO\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles nine real-world case studies of the biggest challenges ever faced by an all-star lineup of global IT leaders. With each chapter written as a mini suspense novel, readers are able to gain a three-dimensional understanding of each unique IT challenge and learn directly from the failures and triumphs of industry-leading CIOs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Leading with technology is, first and foremost, about leadership. While there is no \"one-size-fits-all\" road to success, great leaders, like the ones profiled within this book, are marked by a unique set of qualities: passion and drive to make a positive difference; the ability to engage others to chart the future and define the path; and the paradoxical ability to maintain optimism and perseverance through difficult circumstances. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As described within, the \"art of the possible\" entails placing big bets and buying down risks by emphasizing people over process. This is an important message, and one that is largely missing from the left-brain-oriented literature that dominates the technology press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book includes timeless lessons on how to exploit technology to the benefit of the business and the people within. This isn't simply a professional resource for CIOs or technology professionals. For businesses of all sizes, managing technology assets is an essential part of everyone's job, and absorbing the insights of this book will provide leaders with a realistic picture of what it takes to leverage technology and transform businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAN ROBERTS\u003c\/b\u003e is a 30-year veteran of the IT industry and the CEO and President of Ouellette \u0026amp; Associates Consulting, Inc. He is a contributing author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eUnleashing the Power of IT\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2013) and \u003ci\u003eLeading IT Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e. Dan is a frequent keynote speaker at CIO and IT industry events and is often quoted in leading industry journals. He graduated from UNH's Whittemore School of Business \u0026amp; Economics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRIAN P. WATSON\u003c\/b\u003e is the former Editor in Chief of \u003ci\u003eCIO Insight\u003c\/i\u003e and has contributed reporting and analysis to several media outlets focused on IT leadership. Since 2010, he has served as Director of Business Outreach for Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS), a 501c3 nonprofit company. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Bucknell University and a Master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.13 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761087480096,"sku":"9781118638224","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/57eab1d6053094a1c7bbcedcfc3b49b1.webp?v=1780199345","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/confessions-of-a-successful-cio-how-the-best-cios-tackle-their-toughest-business-challenges-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}