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  • Resources CIOs in Australia

    In a fast growing sector, the bottom line is everything

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 24 Jan. 12 08:55
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    A new era of IT transformation

    The days of large IT transformation projects are over. In their place will be a new kind of IT transformation: smaller in scale, near-constant and more responsive to business needs — but with vast potential to revolutionise how IT is used by enterprises.

    Written by CIO Staff • 06 Dec. 11 07:39

  • Working with HR - Part 3

    What department heads and line managers think of HR, what employees think, and what HR managers think.

    Written by Tim Mendham • 19 Aug. 11 07:00

  • Working with HR - Part 2

    Stephanie Christopher, national director of SHL Australia New Zealand, a company which assists companies — including recruitment firms — in their recruitment activities, says that for the more technical positions HR has to fill, “it would lean toward the line manager for advice; it would be the line manager who would have final say”.

    Written by Tim Mendham • 18 Aug. 11 11:37
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    Working with HR - Part 1

    Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: “Managers aspire to be strategic, but they are required to fulfil their duties as a functional expert.”

    Written by Tim Mendham • 17 Aug. 11 13:50

  • Think Tank: Managing the talent pool

    Think of talent management and we immediately think of managing bright, high potential employees. But although ‘star talent’ individuals are important in any business, just managing stars is not enough. A high performing team means managers must understand the performance and contribution from all the team and manage the talent pool.

    Written by Hemant Kogekar • 13 July 11 09:04
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    The leadership formula: IQ + EQ +SQ - EGO

    It is said that the best business leaders know EI is the killer app.

    Written by Darren Horrigan • 24 June 11 09:41

  • Smart grids set to revolutionise energy companies - Part 3

    Adding new layers for both improved communications and business-focused data analysis may add pressure to already pressured CIOs, but information executives aren’t the only ones staring down organisational change as a result of the industry’s new information-driven dynamics.

    Written by David Braue • 04 May 11 09:33

  • Smart grids set to revolutionise energy companies - Part 2

    Smart meters have a way to go. The recent 2010 Australian Smart Grid Study, a survey of 13 Australian utilities by sector consultancy Logica, showed an average self-reported maturity rating of just 2.14 on a scale of 1 to 5, and communications networks to support them rated 2.80.

    Written by David Braue • 03 May 11 10:29
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    Smart grids set to revolutionise energy companies - Part 1

    Like any entrepreneur, Andrew Dyer is excited about the possibilities for his clean-energy venture, BrightSource Energy. The company, of which he is a director, is this year partnering with energy giant Chevron to cover 1000 acres of the US desert with 4000 mirrors that reflect sunlight onto three boilers mounted atop each of three 100 metre towers.

    Written by David Braue • 02 May 11 11:28

  • Not-for-profit - Part 2

    Within any organisation, however — below the its culture and style of management — there are similarities between not-for-profit and commercial organisations.

    Written by Tim Mendham • 18 April 11 11:35

  • Leading change - Part 2

    There are strong economic and business performance arguments driving the desire to see more women enter the IT workforce. The diversity and workforce lead for IBM Australia and New Zealand, Belinda Curtis, points to several studies demonstrating stronger corporate performance when women represent a high proportion of senior leadership or board positions.

    Written by Brad Howarth • 07 April 11 06:00

  • Leading change - Part 1

    Like most Year 10 girls, Rebekah Eden never planned on a career in the IT industry. Popular culture had conditioned her to believe that IT was all about lonely individuals hunched over computers for hours and hours on end. Instead, her studies were taking her towards a preferred career in forensic science. It was exposure to the industry through a week-long EXITE (Exploring Interest in Technology and Engineering) camp organised by IBM that changed her mind. During that week she was shown different aspects of the IT industry, from programming robots to developing websites. The experience completely changed her mind.

    Written by Brad Howarth • 06 April 11 06:00

  • Harness disruption or become obsolete: Forrester

    Five years ago, Nokia dominated the smartphone market. How quickly things change. But before you sit back and think, ‘that won’t happen to me’, take a look at the competitive environment in which your company operates. Daunting, isn’t it?

    Written by Georgina Swan • 05 April 11 18:03

  • Developing the Competencies of a Future-State CIO

    Outstanding CIOs most resemble outstanding CEOs. That was the eye-opening benchmark established when the CIO Executive Council, as part of its Future-State CIO initiative, teamed up with Egon Zehnder International (EZI) two years ago to build a leadership competency assessment for CIOs and senior IT leaders.

    Written by Steve Kelner and Chris Patrick • 19 April 10 06:41

  • The Pathway to CIO

    It’s high time that Australia’s IT industry started taking greater interest in developing its future leaders. Enter the Pathways ICT Leadership Development Program, created by the CIO Executive Council...

    Written by Darren Horrigan • 08 April 10 12:35

  • BlackBerry (Finally) Gets 'Official' Craigslist Mobile App

    BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has finally decided to give its blessing to the "official" craigslist mobile app for BlackBerry smartphones.

    Written by Al Sacco • 10 Feb. 10 06:52

  • LinkedIn Quick Tip: How to Reorder Profile Sections

    Instead of adhering to LinkedIn's templated format, you can now arrange the pieces of your profile - like your summary, experience and recommendations - however you see fit.

    Written by Kristin Burnham • 10 Feb. 10 07:24

  • CIOs as Business Leaders

    How can CIOs demonstrate their ability to lead business initiatives that transcend IT?

    Written by CIO Executive Council • 05 Jan. 10 08:05

  • LinkedIn Tip: Monitoring Who's Viewed My Profile

    What "Who's Viewed My Profile" Is: Located about halfway down your LinkedIn homepage on the right-hand side is a box-"Who's Viewed My Profile"-that gives you two statistics: how many times your profile has been viewed in the last seven days and how many times you have appeared in search results in the last seven days.

    Written by Kristin Burnham • 27 Jan. 10 06:03
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