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Getting IT Plugged Into Energy Informatics! Apr 27, 2011

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Energy Informatics is about using IS to collect information on energy usage, so that it can be optimized to save energy and money! For example, IS collects information from sensors to tell if a room is being used, and turn off energy when it isn't, or collects information to identify more efficient driving routes to save on gas. While many US CIOs support Green IT, they've lagged on adopting Informatics. What will it take for IT to plug into this new approach to saving energy?

Guest 1: Robert MacTaggart, Chief Information Officer, Leviton Manufacturing Co.

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Guest 2: Richard Thomas Watson, J. Rex Fuqua Distinguished Chair for Internet Strategy, Terry College, University of Georgia, SIM APC Research Director

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Workplace IT Consumerization vs Control Apr 20, 2011

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Once forbidden under rubrics such as Rogue or Shadow IT, consumer technology is invading workplaces everywhere! The officially sanctioned (and controlled) productivity tools of corporate IT are finding it hard to compete with the multiplicity of cool new consumer gadgets promising sky-is-the-limit productivity. The CIO must now weigh the headaches of increased security vulnerability, privacy issues, and the complicated management of data shared over a motley assortment of gadgets, against the possible loss of significant competitive advantages. How does a CIO solve this dilemma?

Guest 1: Steve Romeo, Vice President of Information Technology, Breg, Inc.

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Guest 2: Sam Coursen, Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), Freescale Semiconductor

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Fixing the Misalignment Between HR & IT Apr 13, 2011

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IT is chronically long or short on resources. Resources need to be subtracted or added based on attrition, changes in tech trends, and the need to scale operations or respond on demand. Meanwhile HR sits between a rock and a hard place, mandated to find the resources IT needs within budget constraints, while handicapped by a limited understanding of technologies and jargon, and courted by a multitude of IT vendors. What's the best way to align HR with the ever changing needs of IT?

Guest 1: Richard W. Beatty, Professor of Human Resource Management, Rutgers University

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Guest 2: D. Edward Wagoner, Americas Chief Information Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle

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Can a CIO Act as a Chief Strategist? Apr 06, 2011

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The Chief Strategy Officer defines, refines, and brings clarity to the strategic issues an organization faces, so that all resources can be aligned into one cohesive force focused on a single mission, ready to move the company forward. Is the role of CIO

Guest: Alex Pettit, Chief Information Officer and Secretary, State Information Technology and Telecommunications

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Great complexity ahead!…Are CEOs/CIOs ready? Mar 30, 2011

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Each day that passes, we see a more volatile, uncertain, and complex business world, evolving. While we struggle mightily to sustain our current existence, and perhaps eke out some incremental growth as we travel along, what is our plan to handle the road farther ahead? How are CEOs, CIOs, and other members of business leadership planning to handle a future of possibilities and challenges?

Guest: Todd Coombes, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, CNO Financial Group, Inc.

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How Does an IT Leader Bounce Back? Mar 23, 2011

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We expect any career path to show increasing responsibility and acknowledgment by peers, but in a chaotic and uncertain business environment, careers can go wrong for any number of reasons. If adversity is a test of character, what about the trauma of losing one's title as CIO? When an IT leader falls from grace, how does he or she re-establish a career and regain lost ground?

Guest: Chris Patrick, Global CIO Practice Leader, Egon Zehnder

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How to "Right" Staff Your IT Mar 16, 2011

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Right sizing IT staffing starts with a strategy roadmap for achieving business goals. Both IT and HR must identify and agree on the GAP between on-hand resources versus anticipated needs. Essentially there needs to be a plan and a process to maintain ideal staffing levels for business continuity, but how do you keep this on-going? Is that even possible?

Guest 1: Brenda Decker, Chief Information Officer, State of Nebraska

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Guest 2: J. Stephen Fletcher, Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of the Department of Technology Services, State of Utah, and President of NASCIO

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The CIO Role: Getting Past "Information Management" Mar 09, 2011

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It's been suggested that the role of the CIO is ready for a shift from "managing" information to optimizing the processes that uses the information. This defines a real a paradigm shift, one that drives change throughout the organization and could potential reduce costs company-wide, not just in IT. But how does a CIO make this shift and what changes and accommodations are required to make this change?

Guest 1: V S. Parthasarathy, Group CFO, Group CIO, President (Group M&A & Finance), Mahindra & Mahindra

Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/v-parthasarathy/

Guest 2: Tom Coleman, Chief Information (CIO) and Process Officer (CPO), Sloan Valve

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How Do You Build and Motivate a High Performance IT Team? Mar 02, 2011

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For the CIO to deliver real business growth, handle sensitive business/IT partnerships, and make complex technology decisions, he or she needs to be backed by a high performance IT team. What do you need and how do you go about building, training, and motivating a high performance IT team?

Guest 1: John Baldoni, Chair of leadership development N2growth, a global leadership advisory firm & Author of 13 books… newest is MOXIE, The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership, None

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Guest 2: Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, Ph.D.

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Guest 3: Stephen J. Laster, Chief Information Officer, Harvard Business School

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How can IT Help Reduce Time to Value? Feb 23, 2011

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There is a huge positive impact to the business if a new capability or product is introduced sooner rather than later. Referred to as "time to value," how can IT make a measurable contribution to reducing the length of this time?

Guest 1: Jagdish Belwal, CIO, Tata Motors

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Guest 2: Dale Langley, Chief Information Officer, US Xpress

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