Unlike the CIOs of the recent decade, the modern CIO must take an active hand in developing and guiding the multiple processes required to achieve the company’s strategic goals. This represents a sharp break with the past, when the primary responsibility of IT was serving internal customers and responding to the expressed needs of business units operating within the traditional boundaries of the enterprise.
The Transformational CIO serves as a helpful guide for CIOs, IT leaders, and IT suppliers, covering many of the critical topics that concern IT executives struggling to manage successfully in today’s rapidly changing markets. It introduces Muller’s four-step model define, build, lead, and change revealing a simple, practical framework for developing transformational projects, rolling them out smoothly, and making them operational within the accelerated time frames that have become the norm in business today.
Intelligent and visionary, The Transformational CIO explores real-world situations in which IT leaders successfully managed the types of challenges and issues that, sooner or later, you are likely to confront in your career, with invaluable guidance on:
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Partnering with your business
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How to think like a CEO
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Your first 30 days on the job what you need to do
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How to prepare for the next steps on your career path
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Attracting and keeping superior talent
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Enriching customer experience
In this truly quantum universe, the CIO’s portfolio of responsibilities includes hundreds of duties. Some of these duties are abstract, some are concrete; some are obvious, others are subtle. The right book for today’s CIO, The Transformational CIO helps you brace yourself for the coming changes and deal successfully with the challenges ahead.
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Praise for The Transformational CIO
“The Transformational CIO presents what may be the first (and only) comprehensive view of the multiple dimensions of challenges that CIOs are facing. It goes beyond just the technical ‘flavor of the day’ (e.g., cloud computing) and integrates a complete view of business, cultural, and leadership factors that must be considered. It goes further than that as a guide, a trip planner, and perhaps a basic reference for success in the complex times to come.”
―Howard Rubin, founder, Rubin Worldwide
“Today’s CIOs are under intense pressure to generate results for the business. This book paints a clear picture of how CIOs must operate to achieve success in a highly competitive world.”
―Mark Polansky, Senior Client Partner and Managing Director, Information Technology Officers Practice, Korn/Ferry International
“This book will definitely help CIOs navigate through the turbulence of today’s business environment. The pace of change has accelerated dramatically, and CIOs really have to stay ahead of the curve if they want to succeed.”
―Greg Fell, Vice President and CIO, Terex Corporation
“I am always energized to talk with, and attend events organized by Hunter Muller. I think Hunter has developed a unique brand of thought leadership around the constantly evolving role of the CIO. This book will crystallize many of the ideas that Hunter has been sharing with my peers and myself for the last few years.”
―Jon Harding, CIO, Conair Corporation
About the Author
HUNTER MULLER is the President and CEO of HMG Strategy, LLC (www.hmgstrategy.com), an established provider of networking events and professional services to CIOs and senior executives across the IT industry. HMG Strategy is the producer of world-class events such as the CIO Executive Leadership Series, which provides CIOs and senior executives with opportunities to learn from thought leaders, share knowledge and best practices, and interact with peers and industry leaders representing a wide variety of dynamic markets.
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