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CIOs Need To Help Remote Workers Start To Rethink How They Work

February 7, 2024 by drjim
Things will never again be the same

CIOs need to understand that working remotely is here to stay and they need to work with their workers in order to find ways to remove obstacles that cause friction

Categories Management Tags careers, CIO job, CIO position, Covid, friction, importance of information technology, obstacles, pandemic, remote work, work-life balance

Should CIOs Allow Workers To Use Their Own Devices?

December 13, 2023 by drjim
CIOs are searching for ways to make employees feel empowered

CIOs need to take a look at their BYOD policy regarding workers using their own personal devices at work to see what would best boost productivity

Categories Technology Tags BYOD, CIO job, CIO position, consumer technology, empowered, importance of information technology, pandemic, personal devices, productive

CIOs Have To Relearn Who Is Working For Them

October 11, 2023 by drjim
The pandemic changed who is working in the IT department

CIOs need to understand that the pandemic caused the people who work in the IT department to undergo changes that have changed what they want

Categories Communication Tags ambition, ambitious, CIO job, CIO position, Covid-19, importance of information technology, needs, pandemic, priorities, re-evaluation

CIOs Look For Ways To Get The Band Back Together

October 4, 2023 by drjim
Annual gatherings provide an opportunity to get the team together

CIOs are starting to look at off-site meetings as a way to bring their workers back together in order to do work and to build personal connections

Categories Communication Tags CIO job, CIO position, connections, importance of information technology, isolation, off-site, pandemic, remote workers, scheduling

Are CIOs Ready For How Younger Workers May Change The Office?

September 6, 2023 by drjim
What happens when the younger set wants to run the office?

CIOs need to understand that more and more Gen Z workers are entering the IT department and they see the world differently than we do

Categories Communication Tags behaviors, CIO job, CIO position, complain, frictions, Gen Z, importance of information technology, millennial, norms, pandemic, remote, styles

CIOs Need To Prepare For Employees Who Return Anxious

April 26, 2023 by drjim
CIOs need to understand that some workers will be anxious about returning to the office

CIOs need to understand that employees are anxious about returning to the office and so they need to take steps to help employees deal with these feelings

Categories Communication Tags anxious, CIO job, CIO position, Emotions, employee, importance of information technology, input, lessons, pandemic, re-entry, return, stride

CIOs Need To Take Steps To Prevent Women From Leaving

April 19, 2023 by drjim
If CIOs lose women from their team, then effectiveness will suffer

CIOs who understand that diversity is the key to creating an effective IT department need to take steps to make sure that women don’t leave

Categories Management Tags CIO job, CIO position, concentration, diversity, effectiveness, importance of information technology, pandemic, quit, scale back, women

CIOs Try To Determine How Many Days Each Week People Should Work

February 15, 2023 by drjim
Is working fewer hours the new normal?

CIOs who had their workers work from home during the pandemic are considering allowing their workers to work fewer hours per week.

Categories Management Tags CIO job, CIO position, Covid-19, culture, importance of information technology, pandemic, recruitment, remote, schedule, workweek

How Can CIOs Prevent The Creation Of A Post Pandemic Two-Tier Workplace?

May 18, 2022 by drjim
On-site employees may fair better than remote workers

CIOs need to understand that if some of their workers work remotely then they are going to create a two-tier workplace that will impact all workers

Categories Communication Tags biased, choice, CIO job, CIO position, importance of information technology, manage, pandemic, promotion, remote workers, two-tier

How Bad CIOs Can Become Good CIOs

November 23, 2021 by drjim
The pandemic has the ability to create good CIOs out of bad ones

CIOs who are used to controlling IT workers need to understand that the pandemic has changed everything and now they need to manage for results

Categories Management Tags active listening, CIO, CIO job, CIO position, control, cost, expectations, importance of information technology, impose, need, pandemic, results
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