IT Leadership

How unconscious bias impacts IT recruiting and hiring

Organizations have made great strides tackling overt discrimination and creating more inclusive working environments. But what's harder to identify, and harder to change, are unconscious biases that have an equally detrimental effect on recruiti

How IT leaders can free their employees to achieve greatness

Itu2019s disingenuous and bad business to lead your teams without understanding their increasingly complex lives by simply telling them to 'go innovate!' And as our lives grow more complex, your ability to achieve sustainable innovation wil

Communication between IT and non-IT workers in a state of crisis

Results from the CIO Executive Councilu2019s u2018Power of Effective IT Communicationu2019 benchmark survey indicate that IT teams lack the talent to communicate. This results in a state of crisis between IT and non-IT employees, which could prove di

CIOs put the Internet of Things in perspective

In the latest installment of CIO Quick Takes, three IT executives talk about the Internet of Things and the concerns that come with the opportunities offered by billions of connected devices.

The benefits of doing a detailed enterprise software requirements analysis

As CIOs lead their organizations down the path towards digital transformation, cloud adoption continues to soar.

The benefits of doing a detailed enterprise software requirements analysis

Doing a detailed requirements analysis before selecting enterprise software helps identify best-fit software and reduces implementation risks. This article answers the question of how much detail should be in those requirements.

How a battered Zoosk kept employees engaged

After an abrupt leadership change and a cancelled IPO in January, Zoosk vice president of people Carol Mahoney had to start from scratch to bring the online dating company back from the brink.

IT leadership lessons from Sun Tzu: Passion matters

The ideal company to invest in, work for or buy from should be run by a product passionate CEO. Columnist Rob Enderle says the writings of Sun Tzu can teach us a great deal about successfully leading with passion.

Historic Met museum puts new technologies on display (video)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art faced a legacy challenge few organizations have to worry about. It needed to improve the visitor experience without disrupting the culture of the 145-year-old museum. In this video report, CIO.comu2019s Lauren Brousel

How IT automation put fast food maker on fast track to success

A look at how Subway successfully unified and automated a series of key data center batch processes that put the submarine sandwich maker on a path to success.

4 types of geeks you need and how to recruit them