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Atricle Dump - The Key Reasons Why Cios Get Fired And What To Do About Them - Part 1
A 28 year old engineer walked into my office the other day with a question about his personal finances. Joe (not his real name) was the owner of a 2002 Mustang GT which he had finally paid off after five long years of payments. I had helped Joe with his taxes a few weeks ago. I had saved him a few bucks and more importantly gained his trust. He really wanted to trade in his Mustang on a new one, but wanted my financial opinion on the matter first. My gut reaction was that it was much more expensive to drive a new car than a used car. Being an engineer Joe did not want a “gut” reactions instead he wanted facts. I decided that it would be a fun exercise to run the numbers and find the true cost of the car both for the term of the loan and the long term effect at retirement. We began by defining some variables.The cost of the new GT 2dr Convertible (4.6L 8cyl) Mustang according to WWW.Edmunds.com is $31,268 which is a
You've got to keep the lights on!
The most obvious requirement for any CIO is to keep the core IT systems and basic infrastructure working. If t
It’s hard enough worrying about gigabytes and terabytes. Not to mention the incredible intricacies involved with converting your existing database management architecture to a storage area network.Indeed, the last thing you need is to waste precious time searching for missing hardcopy documents two minutes before the start of a big meeting.Well, relax. I've consulted some of the world’s foremost authorities on workspace organization – as well as IT professionals and they’ve come up with smart and proven suggestions that will help you save time every day by reclaiming your workspace.To follow are some easy tips to make sure your high-tech work area gets organized and stays that way:• Is that a desk under there? Your desk is ground zero for efficient organization. Fact is, a cluttered desktop can really take a byte out of an IT person’s productivity. Howard Pomeroy, Information Systems Manager for
The CIO is probably the hottest seat on the "C" suite in terms of pressure and demands and that gets reflected in terms of a short tenure in the job. As individuals, they are typically bright, intelligent, hard-working and committed - and yet when you visit the offices of their colleagues frequently they are demanding that their CIO needs to go and go soon.
How long does a CIO last?
In the bad old days around the turn of the millennium - in the times of the dot-com crazy years of explosion growth and sudden collapse the accepted wisdom (or should I say urban myth) a typical CIO could expect to last 18-24 months in the job. These days, they get a while longer at the helm some say around 3-4 years (Forrester poll) and others 4-5 years (Gartner poll).
You've got to keep the lights on!
The most obvious requirement for any CIO is to keep the core IT systems and basic infrastructure working. If t
Customers put you in business, keep you in business, and they can put you out of business. Therefore, your overriding feelings at all times should be: customer love, customer satisfaction, and customer convenience.Begin by making it as easy as possible for people to purchase what you are selling. That means, taking phone orders, accepting as many methods of payment as possible, having a toll-free number, having a Web site where they can make purchases, and arranging your days and hours around the lives of your customers. This is crucial because many studies have shown that service is the third most important factor influencing a purchase decision, ranking right after confidence and quality.In order to provide excellent customer service it is important that every single person in your company feels the same sense of wanting to provide superb customer service. It is the wanting that will make the big difference.
How long does a CIO last?
In the bad old days around the turn of the millennium - in the times of the dot-com crazy years of explosion growth and sudden collapse the accepted wisdom (or should I say urban myth) a typical CIO could expect to last 18-24 months in the job. These days, they get a while longer at the helm some say around 3-4 years (Forrester poll) and others 4-5 years (Gartner poll).
You've got to keep the lights on!
The most obvious requirement for any CIO is to keep the core IT systems and basic infrastructure working. If t
Timing things right in business can be the one dividing factor between success and failure. Sometimes good or bad deals can be simply put down to luck or being in the right place at the right time. A lot of people say you make your own luck in life and there is no substitute for hard work and research.Timing is a vital component when considering buying or selling a business, the timing of a purchase or sale is usually dependant on a few factors, these are;The state of the economy – The state of the economy is a large factor in any purchaser being able to acquire finances for the purchase of a business. When the economy is in a good state it is easier to get finances also a good economy gives a good feeling about the future.The state of your sector – Generally if the economy is doing well so will most business sectors, this will lower any perceived risk from a potential buyer.The financial state of th
How long does a CIO last?
In the bad old days around the turn of the millennium - in the times of the dot-com crazy years of explosion growth and sudden collapse the accepted wisdom (or should I say urban myth) a typical CIO could expect to last 18-24 months in the job. These days, they get a while longer at the helm some say around 3-4 years (Forrester poll) and others 4-5 years (Gartner poll).
You've got to keep the lights on!
The most obvious requirement for any CIO is to keep the core IT systems and basic infrastructure working. If t
It is quite common for managers to have anxieties affecting their hiring decisions. If you want to quickly earn the interest and trust of every hiring manager you interview with, you must soften his or her fears. Best of all, you’ll increase the number of job offers once you learn to become sensitive to these fears and lead the manager to the conclusion that you are the best candidate for the job.1. Fear of new hire remorseYou’ve probably felt buyer’s remorse before. It’s an emotional experience whereby a person feels remorse or regret after a purchase. It works the same way in the hiring process. Realize in the back of every hiring manager’s mind is the question of whether or not they will regret the hiring decision weeks or months down the road.2. Fear that the wrong choice will diminish the respect of othersPeer pressure is alive and well even in the business world. The pressure to please a boss a
You've got to keep the lights on!
The most obvious requirement for any CIO is to keep the core IT systems and basic infrastructure working. If t
I know a lot of people who simply can’t hold down conventional jobs.Ok, many are artists of one sort or another; painters, actors, designers, writers, and speakers.To them, a typical nine-to-five gig looks like a set from “Dawn of The Dead.” Actually, it’s worse, because there’s at least some excitement, some mystery, some juiciness in a setting where the undead feed on the living.In a typical office, there are no “living,” according to my friends.They need more from what they do. They need drama, for lack of a better word.Drama can come in many forms.For example, you can be a salesperson and have lots of drama. A realtor never knows when she’ll get her next listing, or close her next sale, but when she does, she cashes in, big time!That’s dramatic.A waiter can earn big and small tips and no tips at all. He can serve the rich and famous or the down and out. There’s some e
You've got to keep the lights on!
The most obvious requirement for any CIO is to keep the core IT systems and basic infrastructure working. If they stop and the organisation ceases to function properly, then they are not going to stay around long. I guess in over 25 years of business experience, I've only seen these catastrophic failures happen 2 or 3 times and the CIO incumbent pay the price of failure. Business users and customers expect IT to work and by and large it does. I suspect expectations of reliability increase year-on-year and most CIOs are on top of this fundemental part of their game. Perhaps the big downside, is that the substantial time & efforts typical CIOs and their staffs spend "keeping the lights on" puts them under pressure in othe key strategic areas that can ultimately cost them their jobs.
So why do senior executive colleagues want to fire their CIOs so much?
I often reflect
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