Wednesday’s ADP Employment Report showed exactly what we all expected: a collapse in employment of historic levels. Only the federal government has a cure for this disease. I only hope they use it.
There are advantages to be the first ever CIO of a fast growing technology firm, where the engineers across the firm think they could do the CIO role better than you. There are lessons that other CIOs can implement to model the actions of one who has successfully navigated this road twice.
Leadership. If you want the title and the power but not the responsibility, you’ll fail. If you seek a leadership role to compensate for insecurities or your own lack of discipline, you will fail. People are struggling. Organizations are struggling. Employees are struggling.
Brands that had such a mission built into their DNA are rising to the top, especially when they can prove to their consumers they care about more than the bottomline.