Ask Louie Ehrlich, CIO and president of Chevron Information Technology Company, about the most important things he's learned leading a giant, global IT team through massive change and you get a surprisingly non-technology focused answer: You've gotta scratch the itch, act like a two-year-old, mind the gap and live like you're dying. Those things sound simple, but they're hard-won lessons for Ehrlich, the top tech executive for the nearly $250 billion energy company, whose three-year transformation effort has yielded the better part of a billion dollars in payback for Chevron.

Creating new roles, redefining existing ones and identifying skills gaps. CIOs explain how they keep ahead of the curve.

When it comes down to personal branding, its adopted mantra says it all: “If you’re not appearing, you’re disappearing”, by jazz musician Art Blakey.

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The Australian Computer Society’s (ACS) Victorian arm has committed to fostering the careers of three senior ICT managers, sponsoring their participation in the CIO Executive Council’s Pathway’s Program.

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...

Despite being in the middle of a major recession, CIOs can look forward to a major period of growth through to 2012, according to IDC’s chief research officer, John Gantz.

In the midst of the current economic gloom, there are some rays of light for those Australian IT professionals who currently are employed -- but the news is not so good for contractors and consultants. Find out more in Part I of “The New Economics of IT,” a special report conducted by the Australian CIO Executive Council.