Going ahead with a business transformation programme isn’t always a matter choice, arrived at coolly as a result of calm reflection. More often than not, organisations are jolted into action by the pressure from altering circumstances. These may be happy ones, typical examples being the company’s launch of a significant innovation, such as Amazon’s Kindle Fire; or it may …
The key reasons why CIOs get fired and what to do about them
You’re now CIO – welcome to the hot seat! 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 …