The Weekly Digest: April 24

The National CIO Review Weekly Digest

The National CIO Review Weekly Digest: April 24

Contributing CIO, Travis McKeone: Managing Work Requests - Are There Weak Points In Your Fence?

As more priority is given to customer experience, we must remember that rules and policies exist for a reason. These fences we put in place are there to protect the customer as well as our staff. A modern CIO must protect their team by demonstrating the importance of policies and procedures.

Q&A: Deepak Kaul, CIO for Zebra Technologies, on Scaling Innovations for Improved Efficiencies and Building a Reputation of Execution

In this issue, we talked with Deepak about the initiatives that he has overseen while CIO, from completing a complex M&A carve-out project, to building out a cyber and physical security organization, to launching a Digital Automation Center. Read more...

 Hiring Lessons for Technology Leaders: Requirements, Interviews and Proactive Hiring 

Projections indicate that hiring concerns will likely persist for specialized positions in the future, meaning that technology leaders will continually find themselves at the forefront of a nationwide struggle to find talent. Read more...

CIO Partners® Featured Search 

CIO Partners is currently working with Mspark as their exclusive search partner for the role of Chief Information Officer, located in Birmingham, Alabama. 

From the Harvard Business Review: Leveraging AI to Battle This Pandemic - And The Next One

Throughout the pandemic, great emphasis has been placed on the sharing (or lack of it) of critical information across countries about the spread of the disease. In this article, we discuss one way that governments could leverage those technologies in managing a future pandemic — and perhaps even the closing phases of the current one. Read more...

 IT LeaderBoard®: The Premier Job Site for Technology Leadership Talent 

IT LeaderBoard provides employers access to over 3,000 established and emerging technology leaders.

 From The Wall Street Journal: Facebook’s $5 Billion Privacy Settlement Wins Court Approval

Agreement with Federal Trade Commission includes fine, ongoing oversight. Read more...