CIO Succession, Hidden Costs, 10 Leadership Habits, & 5 Key Ingredients – BSW #221
This week, In the Leadership and Communications section, What is the hidden cost of maintaining legacy systems?, 10 Leadership Habits of Highly Effective Leaders, 5 Key Ingredients to Finding Satisfaction and Fulfillment in Your Work, and more!
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- 1. CIO succession: Preparing for the next generation of tech chiefsGiven the relatively brief CIO tenure, training the next cadre of leaders is crucial for the continuity of technology strategy.
- 2. What is the hidden cost of maintaining legacy systems?One of the main factors when deciding whether to keep or replace legacy systems is determining the cost. Here we dive into five of the hidden costs CIOs should be aware of today, icluding: 1. Maintenance 2. Environmental costs 3. Staff costs 4. Technical debt 5. Opportunity costs
- 3. How technical debt piles upWith engineer turnover and a growing number of languages and frameworks, organizations can end up with a soaring IT backlog. The recipe for CIOs guiding their companies through growing IT complexity is to assess the backlog and focus on what improvements can most readily impact the business.
- 4. 10 Leadership Habits of Highly Effective LeadersYou can’t lead without mastering these 10 habits: 1- Define Your Vision 2- Communicate Clearly 3- Build Your Team 4- Deliver Results 5- Document Every Process 6 - Run Efficient Meetings 7 - Create a Sense of Urgency 8 - Delegate 9 - Create Healthy Culture 10- Solve Problems
- 5. How to build a strong crisis communications teamA crisis communications team works best when all members are fully aware of their responsibilities. Here are some tips on building a highly effective response team: 1. Assign the right roles 2. Delegate based on skill set 3. Action plans for smaller teams
- 6. 5 Key Ingredients to Finding Satisfaction and Fulfillment in Your WorkKnowing the “who”, “what”, “when”, “why”, and “how” of your work. #1 —[Mindset] Know Who You’re Working For #2 — [Direction] Know What You Want From Your Work #3 — [Balance] Know When to Work and When Not to Work #4— [Meaning] Know Why You Work #5 — [Discipline] Know How to Work