business strategy. I look at the next business model for
my business”
Profile
Age: 44 (younger than counterparts)
Job: CIO, been in role for 4 years and
will have another 4 years in role
Earning: £98,000 - £138,000 / year
Company: FTSE 350 media business
Qualifications: Trained to degree level in IT
Career: Majority spent in IT
Consumption habits: Google, CIO UK, Wired, MIT Tech,
Information Weekly, BBC, IoD, peer networking, blogs, SxSW, Tech Crunch, Gartner, Mashable, Economist
Social media: Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter
Alex Nowak
Keywords:
Digital, problem solving, tech, leadership, gadgets, innovation, strategy, sport, budgets, CX, IoT, AI, data, mobile, humor
Narrative
- Alex is highly motivated, works extremely hard, works long hours and delivers on the (often too low) expectations of the leadership.
There is room for improvement when it comes to communication and leadership skills.
Well practiced in expecting the unexpected and enjoys his job and getting his hands dirty.
On a journey that never ends.
Logical and scientific in nature.
Reports to the CEO and has a good rapport.
Responsible for information systems, technology, computer systems, team leadership, senior executive relationships, IT security and stability
Functional needs / challenges
Challenges
- Getting buy in from leadership teams
- Budget and cost optimisation
- IT security
- Finding talent
Needs
- Getting core IT agenda items in order
- Keeping IT function secure and efficient
- Developing new business models
- Show art of possible - big data, cyber, innovations, AI, IoT, cloud, transformation
Emotional needs
Worries
- Sometimes not taken seriously enough with tech not seen as strategic part of the business.
- “Where do I go from here?”
- IT stability = business stability
- Not knowing what he doesn’t know
Passions
- Keen to get a seat at the top management table
- One day would like to be CEO
CIO stats
- 7%-14% of CIOs are female (2004 - 2014)
- 64% of CIOs see their role as a destination in itself
- 17% of CIOs have a role in the executive leadership team
- 48% of the C-suite do not think that the CIO needs to be involved in discussing business challenges and performance
- Consumes 5 content pieces before speaking to a company
- They want to be contacted 5 days after consuming content
Sources: 1. The TENG News Opinion Survey here. 2. DNA of the CIO (EY) here. 3. Harvey Nash Review of CIOs here. 4. CIO infographic here. 5. CDO salary and job description(CIO UK) here. 6. Strategy&, the CDO study here. 7. CIO Concerns and worries (Forbes) here. 8. CIO worries (Information Week) here. 9. Gartner CIO Leadership Forum here. 10. How do CIOs engage on social media here.
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