CIO Insider: How (and Why) to Groom a Successor
October 25, 2005
CIO Insider - Your Guide to What's New on CIO.com
Career: How to Groom a Successor
Imagine you start a job as CIO in a foreign land knowing
that until you find or groom a successor, you won't be
coming home. John W. Von Stein, executive vice president
and CIO of The Options Clearing Corp., did just that, and
now shares his experience.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=7703&PMID=37202079&s=5&f=1
Also in this issue of the Insider:
1. Communications: How to Write a Memorable Memo
2. Leadership: How to Become a Change Agent
3. Weigh In: Lead from Within
4. Executive Coach: How to Do More with the IT You've Got
5. View from the Top: Using IT to Excel
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1. Communications: How to Write a Memorable Memo
Surprisingly enough, you've got to be a better writer to
advance your career in IT. Here are five questions to answer
to write an effective memo.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=7762&PMID=37202079&s=5&f=1
**Read more from the Advanced Communications Special Report,
including the popular "Mastering the Secret Etiquette of Golf."
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=7763&PMID=37202079&s=5&f=1
2. Leadership: How to Become a Change Agent
"Sometimes I am welcomed like a new coach who the players
believe can turn around a losing team," says Mike Hugos, CIO
of Network Services. "Other times I am received like a
government tax auditor at a shareholders' meeting." Leading
change is a delicate business. Hugos provides advice on
doing it well.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=7782&PMID=37202079&s=5&f=1
** Don't miss Michael Schrage's current column, "The Key to
Innovation: Overcoming Resistance." The title says it all.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=7783&PMID=37202079&s=5&f=1
3. Weigh In: Lead from Within
To lead at all, you must know if your organization needs to
be pulled from above or pushed from below. John Baldoni
offers some insight.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=7766&PMID=37202079&s=5&f=1
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IDC storage expert evaluates three data protection approaches
There are several ways to protect your data, options that
range from backing up locally, over the network, or through
the use of a Storage Area Network. Watch this webcast for
a comprehensive look today's options.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=7786&PMID=37202079&s=5&f=1
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4. Executive Coach: How to Do More with the IT You've Got
IT's capacity for change lies within its architecture, says
columnist Susan Cramm. The third in her series on business-IT
alignment. You can post questions for Cramm on the article page.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=7650&PMID=37202079&s=5&f=1
5. View from the Top: Using IT to Excel
When Herbert Allison was elected TIAA-CREF's chairman, president
and CEO, and was charged with modernizing and restructuring the
company, one of the first areas the soft-spoken Wall Street
heavyweight targeted was IT. Read "Retirement Keeps Him Busy,"
and share it with your boss.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=7765&PMID=37202079&s=5&f=1
Thanks for reading the CIO Insider. For even more, go to:
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Cheers,
Sandy Kendall
Web Editor
CIO Magazine
skendall@cio.com
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