Weekly Digest | December 31, 2021

Everyone take a deep breath - we made it through 2021. Rejoice in the end of this crazy year with your friends and family and celebrate the New Year this evening.

While we don't know everything about what the future holds for next year, we do know that The National CIO Review be around to offer you insights on all things IT leadership. 

Today's roundup:

• CIO Bookshelf: Titles for a 2022 Reading List - Get a jump start on your list for the New Year

• Piecaken: The Future of the CIO - The multi-layered role of the CIO

Happy New Year! 

- Your TNCR Crew

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CIO Bookshelf: Titles for a 2022 Reading List

With the New Year just around the corner, it’s time to draft new resolutions, goals, and reading lists. Last week, the members of the CIO Professional Network shared their reading lists from 2021. We’ve compiled our favorite books from their suggestions, as well as a few books from the TNCR Bookstore for a head start for those 2022 reading lists. Read more...

TECH TIME TRAVEL

Y2K Looms

December 31, 1999 - Millions of people around the world held their breath on the last day of the 20th Century after months of panic about the Y2K bug. Unsure whether or not computers would register the new year as 2000 instead of 1900, programmers and software engineers scrambled to fix the issue before the clock rolled over on the New Year. Ultimately, the world continued to spin as usual with no major hiccups to technology.Read more about Y2K and the effects it might have had on many industries around the world.

 The CIO Professional NetworkSM 

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Piecaken: The Future of the CIO

Much like piecaken, the divisive holiday treat, the role of CIO has become multi-layered as businesses require more and more from their Chief Information Officers. In this article for The National CIO Review®, Contributing CIO Matt Guilfoyle discusses how CIOs can transform their skills to be like piecaken. Read more...

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

IT LeaderBoard provides employers exclusive access to the top 5% of technology talent. The job site also helps advance the careers of established and emerging technology leaders. Learn More...

Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

From the time we learn to speak, we’re told that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. When you become a manager, it’s your job to say it–and your obligation.

Author Kim Scott was an executive at Google and then at Apple, where she worked with a team to develop a class on how to be a good boss. She has earned growing fame in recent years with her vital new approach to effective management, Radical Candor. Read more...

FEATURED ROLE

CIO Partners® Featured Role: Chief Information Security Officer

CIO Partners® has been selected by Clario as their exclusive partner to lead their search for the role of Chief Information Security Officer. Read more...

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