Lessons in IT Transformation (eBook)

Technology Expert to Business Leader

Larry Bonfante (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF | EPUB

2011 | 1. Auflage
224 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-07541-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Important insights into the true purpose of IT?from a CIO's
perspective

Focusing on the qualities required to transform an organization
through the lens of the CIO, this book provides practical advice on
how to address key issues, as well as create a context for the type
of leadership qualities required to broaden the CIO's impact in
every aspect of the corporation.

* Provides practical advice on key issues for leadership
qualities

* Looks at the differences between leadership and management and
the need for effectiveness in both disciplines

* Explores relationship management, communication skills, change
management, developing human capital, sustainability, alignment,
and qualities of great leaders

A timely look at how the IT function can become totally aligned
with the strategies and operational direction of the business
enterprise, Lessons in IT Transformation reveals how CIOs can?and
should?evolve from managers of utility services to business leaders
who can drive revenue, value, and process redesign.

Autor

LARRY BONFANTE has held executive leadership positions over the past twenty-nine years in the financial, pharmaceutical, nonprofit, consulting, and sports and entertainment industries. He has received numerous industry accolades, including being named one of Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders in 2009. As Chief Information Officer at the United States Tennis Association, his team is responsible for all information technology-related services supporting the U.S. Open, the most highly attended annual sporting event in the world. A founding member of the CIO Executive Council, he is the founder of CIO Bench Coach, LLC, an executive coaching practice for IT executives. He has served as a mentor and executive coach for many IT leaders in various industries and serves as Chairman of the Fairfield-Westchester chapter of SIM. He has been a guest lecturer for the master's degree programs at Columbia University, NYU, and Polytechnic Institute and is an accomplished public speaker who has presented at many industry conferences. He writes a leadership column and blog for CIO Insight magazine. He can be reached at [e-mail]. You can learn more about his executive coaching practice at www.CIOBenchCoach.com.

Rezensionen

"Leading an IT organization is no cakewalk, and with the
increasing impact of technology on business, it is only getting
more challenging. Whether you are a middle manager plotting your
long terms career goals or a seasoned CIO looking for a refresher
course, Larry Bonfante's book is for you. Through his
straightforward writing and direct approach, Larry shows IT
professionals of any level what it takes to become a better leader.
"

--Martha Heller, President, Heller Search
Associates, LLC,Contributing Editor, CIO magazine.

"Larry has applied much of what he has learned throughout
his career and life in how to manage IT. Lessons in IT
Transformation connects with you in a practical and applicable
way as opposed to many other books on this topic which tend to be
academic in nature. Larry exhibits courage, conviction and humor
which helps to make a serious topic easy to digest. Being a new
CIO, the lessons in this book will help me develop my skills as a
leader in a way that can be immediately applied!"

--Claudio Rodrigues, CIO, Noven Pharmaceutical

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.4.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Finanz- / Wirtschaftsmathematik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Wirtschaftsinformatik
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Business Technology • Unternehmenstechnologie • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 1-118-07541-2 / 1118075412
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-07541-8 / 9781118075418