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Episode Synopsis
Guest 1: John David Thompson
Title: EVP, Global Operations and Technology, CIO
Guest 2: Shawn Banerji
Title: CIO Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc.
Today's digital economy has positioned the IT department at the forefront of strategic growth and initiative in business, and the CIO has increasingly been exposed to business units across the board. The CIO more than anyone should be positioned to take up the helm of the CEO, yet the CIO that does is still the exception rather than the rule. As those who have taken this step will attest, knowing the business is not the same as leading it. How does the CIO acquire the skills, experience and mindset that helps them to become the complete package required of the CEO?
Title: EVP, Global Operations and Technology, CIO
Guest 2: Shawn Banerji
Title: CIO Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc.
Today's digital economy has positioned the IT department at the forefront of strategic growth and initiative in business, and the CIO has increasingly been exposed to business units across the board. The CIO more than anyone should be positioned to take up the helm of the CEO, yet the CIO that does is still the exception rather than the rule. As those who have taken this step will attest, knowing the business is not the same as leading it. How does the CIO acquire the skills, experience and mindset that helps them to become the complete package required of the CEO?
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