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April 08, 2025
7 risk management rules every CIO should follow
Effective risk management is a top priority for every CIO. Following a few fundamental rules will help ensure your IT strategy aligns with the organizationâs risk appetite.
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Decision-making 101: How to get consensus right
Consensus: Easy to say, easier to recommend, but very hard to accomplish. Hereâs how leaders turn a group into a team.
IT job postings lowest in over a decade
Are IT pros experiencing a significant drop in demand? Industry observers see a nuanced story of new pressures, risk aversion in both supply and demand, and roles that used to be in IT shifting to lines of business.
CIOs brace for tariff impacts on tech industry and their businesses
Escalating tariffs will cut significantly into IT expenditures, while increasing tech prices and market pressures on CIOsâ businesses, leading to shifts in IT and staffing strategies.
Ameritas chief AI officer on creating the future AI workforce
Richard Wiedenbeck, Chief AI Officer, Ameritas, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview. They discuss transitioning from CIO to chief AI officer, why reengineering is popular again, applying a Center of Excellence model to AI value, creating the future AI workforce and more. Find all the recent episodes with host Maryfran Johnson on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube Music.
Massive modernization: Tips for overhauling IT at scale
IT leaders offer hard-earned advice on undertaking largescale legacy IT transformations based on years-long experiences bridging their businesses to a new era.
CEOs believe AI can develop better business plans than board members
Some AI experts arenât as confident as CEOs about the technologyâs ability to provide strategic insights into their businesses, but others say itâs getting there.
