Stories by Bruce Carlos

The next wave of IT professionals and leaders need to break out of their ‘code-cutting, nerd’ mindset if they are to excel in the industry.

The cry of a ‘skills shortage’ in Australia is indicative of a fundamentally flawed attitude widely held by executives. Australia is teeming with exceptional business and technology leaders who are being overlooked for leadership positions for all the wrong reasons. If there is a ‘skills shortage’ in Australia, then it could be because highly qualified candidates are not being considered for leadership positions as they come from outside the industry.

They are coming — the invasion of mobile devices has begun. The four little letters that are keeping many a CIO awake at night are BYOC, or bring your own computing, aka bring your own device. And 2012 will be the biggest year yet for this new kind of mobility.

Let’s open the aperture for a more expansive view towards a ‘full spectrum’ approach to deep consciousness within a framework that combines seven imperatives of leadership.

The business sky is clear, the view expansive and the opportunities are boundless. You want to be more than a great leader, to burst from effective management to full spectrum leadership where you will use your deeper insight and sharpened skills to change behaviours, build leadership and achieve outstanding results.

Information assurance provides certainty that information is reliable, secure, private and confidential, yet available for the business. It encompasses disciplines of information security, information management, risk management, business continuity management and the retention and effective use of employee knowledge. Robustly implemented, information assurance ensures accuracy and protection of information.

Public sector CIOs are being challenged by one of the sector’s greatest operational reforms. Here are some practical strategies for an effective approach to government CIO.

Public sector CIOs are being challenged by one of the sector’s greatest operational reforms. The Victorian Government will face significantly greater and continuing challenges unless there is some consistency in CIO roles in departments and agencies (D&As) and a robust governance framework to manage CenITex, the Government Services Division (GSD) and D&As’ expectations.

What are the transformational CIO building blocks that can enable CIOs to drive the business, as well as support the business?

Cloud Computing is coming to your neighbourhood, and market competition soon will demand that you give it attention, because its likely rapid growth will bring large benefits for enterprises.