October 1, 2012 3:45 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
career skills,
CIO leadership,
CIO options,
CIO priorities,
CIO role,
CIO skills,
CIO toolkit,
CIO’s role,
IT leadership,
IT planning,
IT strategy,
job satisfactionI have come across quite a few IT professionals and CIOs who desired change of jobs just because they had reached
February 27, 2012 9:03 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
CIO role,
job delegation,
succession planning,
wage slavery,
work-life balance,
workaholismThe CIO is an important functionary. He is one of the most sought-after executives and is most remembered when things go wrong. At other times he is given importance and is befriended by many when they want their PC or printer to be replaced, or when they want a new system to be developed or...
January 30, 2012 8:18 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
CIO challenges,
CIO role,
CIO skills,
vendor management,
vendor negotiation,
vendor tacticsThis situation is not uncommon. CIOs deal with a host of vendors and take pride in their vendor management skills. While they successfully manage vendors that they...
December 5, 2011 7:41 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
CIO role,
Indian SMB,
IT deployments,
IT planning,
IT problems,
IT response,
IT strategy,
IT support,
successful businessOf late, I have been visiting IT deployments in many small and medium organizations — in the private sector as well as the Government sector. During the process, I had the opportunity to study initiatives taken by the business, as well as the
November 7, 2011 6:28 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
CIO role,
coordination with management,
end-users,
team managementWe always like to complain about the lack of support from the management or non-cooperation of the end users. We say we would have gone miles, had they been kind enough to us and had helped us for the cause. The lament is justified to some extent and I agree that we, as...
October 24, 2011 2:37 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
CIO judgment,
CIO leadership,
CIO roleThese festive months are times to enjoy and rejoice. We do have fun; but there is something else to these festivities that give us the jitters. It is the greetings messages that run unhindered through our communication pipes and create those
August 29, 2011 6:45 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
career skills,
CIO career,
CIO leadership,
CIO role,
IT consultancyThe CIO plays a significant role in his organization and helps in providing various technology solutions. He is often a part of transformational projects that provide a...
