If there is no conflict in an organisation, it is dead. And what do we say about an organisation that has too many conflicts? And where is the line between conflict-resource, which is the fuel for further development of the company, and conflict-threat, with which it is important to work both in the acute phase and in preventive measures? Let's look at it in detail in this article.
Maksim Karankevich, Ex-Director for Data and Digital Transformation at Baltiysky Bereg Trading House, shared with us how to interpret the 5 types of needs according to Maslow's pyramid and what tools to apply for employees with different types of leading needs.
How to form an IT budget so that it is clear where the money goes? The solution is long-term planning of the IT strategy and its decomposition into annual plans, which make up the IT budget. Kirill Alifanov, at that time deputy general director for IT and business digitalization of Akron-Holding, spoke in more detail at the Global CIO 2023 Summer Academy.
How do changes in the company start, pass or fade? Change is stressful for the team, even with ambitious goals: entering a new market and other regions. Marina Arnoldi, consultant at Strategist Land, tells us what 8 steps will help the team adapt and make any change successful.
What it means to manage your attention, what "Cognitive reserve" our brain has and what we need to do to come to the right results: Lyudmila Gorodnicheva gives answers to these and other very interesting questions.
Sergey Votyakov, spoke about how to find processes in a company suitable for robotisation, assess the effectiveness and ROI of RPA implementation, and the best approaches to the development and implementation of software robots. The issues of corporate culture change and staff retraining were also raised.
Staffing shortages put the topic of team engagement at the top of the strategy agenda. For the IT industry, this topic is even more relevant as competition for talent has intensified. What should an executive do to ‘engage the team’?
The report by Anton Boganov, the country's leading ITSM specialist, is devoted to the current state of the ITSM methodology, differences of the latest version of ITIL from the previous ones, analysis of joint application of ITSM and flexible project management methodologies. Modern IT Service Management (ITSM): What should a CIO know and be able to do?
Given the current job market situation, one may find a need to maintain a strong LinkedIn profile. AI can streamline the process and make it easier to connect with the right people and opportunities.
You can't manage what you can't measure. The workshop is useful for understanding what internal KPIs (for the CIO) and external KPIs (affecting the business) an effective CIO/CDO/ should track.
The events of the past two years have shown how important it is not only to have a long-term strategy, but also to be able to quickly 'reformat' it to new circumstances. The metaphor of the whale and the Strategy methodology were created specifically for this process.
Ensuring information security is one of the key tasks for any organization. Assessing the level of security helps to understand how reliably the company’s information systems and assets are protected from cyber threats.
Alexey Pushkarev, Director of Production, AWG, spoke about internal and external program development. He also discussed the features of open-source low-code and no-code technologies.
The rapid growth of the development industry requires not only many programmers, but also other managers, including Scrum Masters. Everything is more or less clear about how to become developers and testers, but who and how can you quickly grow into a Scrum Master?
An interesting analogy: how the pit stop process in Formula 1 became not only a model of efficiency, but also a source of inspiration for the implementation of similar approaches in business. This is a journey into a world where even the shortest pit stop becomes an art of efficiency.
Dmitry Lazarev, Deputy General Director for IT and Operations, SUNLIGHT. SUNLIGHT is one of the largest jewelry distributors on the market. The team includes more than 4000 sellers. The company sells over 100 brands and 35% of the store's sales are online. And most importantly, the store has already been visited by more than 1 million visitors both in person and online.
Examine the role of mentoring in retention and IT transformation. Share insights on Kurt Lewin's three-phase transformation model. If you're an IT leader looking for ways to optimise your team's performance and strengthen its potential, read how to build a mentoring and support system at a time of transformation.
Kirill Alifanov, ex CIO of Unipro, Rusagro, Uralkali, lecturer at the Higher Courses for IT Directors programme at the Higher School of Economics. Why do you need PR for a top manager if his position already indicates that he has achieved significant professional and personal success?
Learn what skills and qualities you need to be a successful IT manager. Whatever your industry, this material will help you improve your management skills and become more productive.
Explore managerial competencies, decision models, and influences on work performance. Learn when to make decisions, what types exist and how to use collective methods for success.
Efficiency leads to increased productivity, flexibility and quality of work. By properly utilising the time you spend managing IT infrastructure and the IT department, you can improve your chances of moving up the career ladder.
Alexey Voropaev, IT Director, Megafon Retail. What is the key to success of effective IT in a modern cellular company, how to set the right tasks and set up the right processes?
You can't innovate without a solid foundation. That's why you need to think strategically about IT infrastructure - and get your senior management and board colleagues thinking about it.
How to manage risks and make effective decisions in uncertain environments? Decision-making models, data analysis and manager personality traits.
Let's look at efficiency improvement techniques for IT managers. Let's analyse each one, give examples and draw conclusions about the most effective ones.