In IT we often struggle with communication and engagement. At a CIO event recently, I decided for a change to see what I could learn from the experts and moved rooms to attend a number of presentations from a Chief Marketing officer (CMO) event running in parallel. Looking at the world from someone else’s perspective always … Continue reading
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Attributes of a Social media savvy IT Leader
A great post in Harvard Business Review shared by Tony Wood @xfactorcomms on the attributes of CEOs who get social media got me thinking about what are the equivalent for those in senior IT leadership roles. We live in a world where the power of online tools to enable genuine 2 way communication can be seen … Continue reading
#CIOevent Social Media Session – Summary, Takeaways and useful links.
I had the pleasure of presenting on Social Media at the CIO Event this week. With only 30 minutes to cover Branding, Linkedin, Twitter and Blogging, I touched on each topic lightly, so here are the key takeaways and some further useful links to blogs on the subject along with a slide or two from the … Continue reading
Comms sessions and newsletters – is there a better way of engaging?
As leaders, we all have a role to engage and communicate with our employees, customers and key stakeholders. We all probably have tried and tested tools and techniques: face to face meetings, team huddles, stakeholder one-to-ones, relationship meetings, newsletters and large stand up briefing and comms sessions and so on. However, how effective are they? Do … Continue reading
Social Media, Risk or Opportunity?
A couple of days out of the office with IT Support Staff from other Higher Education IT Service teams and also delivering a session for our HR Team on use of social media and technology to aid communication has prompted me to reflect on the power of social media. I’d be interested in what you think? Whether we … Continue reading
Mark Jacot 