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• Christine Jull: CIO turned leadership coach on building a truly diverse team

  A CIO turned leadership coach shares practical tips for building a truly diverse team

• Soft skills for success in a hard world

  Unfortunately, most of us don’t realise that being excellent technically isn’t the whole story. There are several other critical pieces we need for long-term success in this age of AI, robots and exponential change

• 'It’s time for IT to stop acting like a cost centre'

  But first put the IT house in order, with proof that you’re optimising the value delivered to the business and mission, writes Cathleen Blanton of Gartner

• 3 secrets to better decision outcomes – all day, every day

  Little did I realise the impact a decision to borrow a mate’s car would have … literally.

• 5 top digital transformation trends for 2019

  Watch out for the fading of the term ‘digital transformation’ as a standalone marketing term, reports Claus Mortensen of Ecosystm

• How to prepare for the IT department of the future

  In the IT industry, change is the only constant. So how can IT professionals best prepare themselves for the future? Follow these steps.

• Is your company culture driving away women tech workers?

  How long would you stay at a job, or in a career field, in which --regardless of your passion for the work and your talent, skills and achievements -- you were consistently bombarded with both overt and subliminal messages that you just did not belong?

• 4 tips to help CEOs find their CIO soulmate

  The role of a CIO involves more than overseeing the technological infrastructure of a company. A good CIO will demonstrate strong communication skills, flexibility and an ability to adapt and change. It can never be stated enough, but working in IT means you will be expected to keep up to date on changing and emerging trends in the industry.

• How DevOps can redefine your IT strategy

  People today expect their software to work wherever they are, whether they are using a mobile device or a desktop PC. As a result, IT must respond to these demands quickly. DevOps aims to do just that by allowing organizations to produce and release more high-quality code better and faster.

• Why workers want self-service IT

  The pendulum is in full swing toward employees empowered to make tech choices at work and away from traditional IT departments. A new survey found that workers are seeking self-service IT, driven in large part by cool consumer tech, "freemium" cloud services and an autocratic IT department whose slow, conservative ways aren't able to keep up with the urgent demand of business technology.

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  How to protect against today’s #1 security risk: employees

  Today’s workplaces are becoming increasingly complex and fluid – particularly when it comes to security management. The modern worker expects to be able to work from anywhere, on any device, and at any time. Office spaces are no longer centralised with singular technology and protected by a robust firewall. They’re now wireless, with hot-desks, hybrid infrastructure (both cloud-based and on-premise), and all kinds of connectivity scenarios. Unless your flexible, digital workplace is designed with security as top of mind, security issues can very easily occur – and can have a lasting impact on your business’ overall safety.

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  7 simple ways to motivate your team

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  SAP Hana is the answer! What’s the question?

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  IDC FutureScape: top CIO decision imperatives for 2015