CIO Thoughts

So to introduce myself to the world, I thought I might start by saying a litle bit about who I am, and what the point of the blog is all about. I am a CIO working in the United Kingdom (although an Aussie by birth), who specialises in transformational work with organisations. I have pretty much worked in most verticals, and have over time built up a storehouse of techniques, approaches and experience which lets me create rapid change in organisations without excessive risk. All pretty boring stuff reading it like this, but in real life it can be very exciting indeed.
Given the current economic climate, the need for people who can do transformational work rapidly is increasing quickly, so you may say that my skills are in demand. What I hope to do in this blog is share with others some of my thoughts on how Information and Technology can be used to radically improve company survivability and what it takes to turn an organisation or even just a department around.

Over the course of the next few months I am going to be talking about some of my experiences in management, leadership, technology, processes and probably a few random thoughts which don't completely sit with any of those areas. The question you may be asking yourself, is does this guy talk with any authority? Well, judge for yourself - I have had nearly 20 years in the IT industry, hold an MBA and three degrees (Engineering, Education and Business), and have risen reasonably quickly in my field. I have built, run and sold my own company, worked for multi-nationals and smaller organisations ranging from 150 to 400 staff. I even had a few years in the military early in my career.

So if you are someone who aspires to be a CIO, a manager or is just interested in how and what a director/executive of a compay thinks, then do come back from time to time. If all that holds little interest for you, then I'm sure you will find other blogs to read. I hope you get a little out of it, just as I will get something from writing it.

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