by Mark P. McDonald | May 14, 2013 | Submit a Comment
Digital technology is on the mind of every executive from Sales and Marketing to IT and Operations. Executives concentrate many of these thoughts center around issues of responsibility, authority and budget rather than looking at what is possible, profitable and the other potentials of digital technology. It is a narrow mindset driven by the language [...]
Category: Digital Edge Digitalization Management Strategy Technology Tags: Digitalization, Leadership, Management, Thinking
by Mark P. McDonald | May 6, 2013 | Submit a Comment
An atlas is a collection of maps, graphical representations of the world that allow others to find their way in the new world. We all face a new world of digital technology filled with uncharted territory. Having an atlas of digital solutions would be helpful. That would be nearly impossible given the endless and evolving [...]
Category: Digital Edge Digitalization Tools Tags: Digitalization, Tools
by Mark P. McDonald | April 29, 2013 | Submit a Comment
I have just come back from a week travelling around Europe and everywhere the story was the same – spring is running a month to a month and a half behind schedule. The temperatures in late April are below normal, the leaves are behind schedule and the first flowers of spring are just appearing. It’s [...]
Category: Digital Edge Digitalization Strategic planning Strategy Technology Tags: Chief Digital Officer, Digital Edge, Digitalization
by Mark P. McDonald | April 12, 2013 | 1 Comment
The CIO is more qualified than most for the emerging position of Chief Digital Officer (CDO) as they have an intimate and operational understanding of how the enterprise and customers use technology. CIO experience is a strength, but in an area that is off target for the way the popular media, among consultants and in [...]
Category: CIO Digital Edge Digitalization Tags: Chief Digital Officer, CIO, CIO Leadership, CIO strategy, Digital Edge, Digitalization
by Mark P. McDonald | April 11, 2013 | Submit a Comment
Brand matters. Regardless of the definition of Brand, as an identity, market promise, a message, image etc., the face of your brand is changing. The face of your brand is technology. Not just any technology but specifically digital technologies like mobile computing, consumer devices, social media and things we have not even thought of yet. [...]
Category: Digital Edge Digitalization marketing Tags: brand, digital marketing, Digitalization, Strategy
by Mark P. McDonald | April 10, 2013 | 9 Comments
YES, even H3LL Yes. But just because you are the CIO does not mean that you are the Chief Digital Officer by default. They are two different jobs with significant potential for synergy/overlap depending on how you think about it. By the way the CDO role has significant potential overlap with a number of other [...]
Category: CIO Digital Edge Digitalization Tags: Chief Digital Officer, CIO, CIO Leadership, CIO strategy, Digital Edge, Digitalization
by Mark P. McDonald | April 5, 2013 | 2 Comments
A board of directors assumes two responsibilities to represent the interests of shareholders. The first is as an advisor to company regarding its strategy, operations and plans. The second responsibility revolves around governance and oversight of operations and performance. Boards have traditionally dealt with information technology (IT) within the oversight responsibility by assigning IT to [...]
Category: Digital Edge Digitalization Leadership Tags: Digital Edge, Digitalization
by Mark P. McDonald | April 3, 2013 | Submit a Comment
I am just back from three-weeks visiting CIOs around the world at various events, one on one meeting and team presentations. The trip, which ranged from Dubai to London to LA and Phoenix provided an opportunity to get a sense of what is going on with CIOs and IT. I have already published reflection on [...]
Category: Digital Edge Digitalization Tags: Digital Edge, Digitalization, digitization
by Mark P. McDonald | March 22, 2013 | Submit a Comment
Prior posts have discussed the need for a Chief Digital Officer as well as the different types of Digital Officers. This post concentrates on the range of possible reporting relationships for the Chief Digital Officer. This is a complex and important question that requires thinking through the implications rather than building on a blanket assumption. [...]
Category: 2013 CFO CIO Digital Edge Digitalization Leadership Strategy Tags: Business Leadership, Chief Digital Officer, Digital Edge, Digitalization
by Mark P. McDonald | March 20, 2013 | Submit a Comment
Last week the CIO Leadership Forum landed in London at Heathrow Terminal 5 where more than 250 CIOs shared their experiences, ideas and concerns. This week Huntington Beach California, outside Los Angeles hosted the North American event where more than 350 CIOs gathered to discuss the theme of “Digital Enterprise and Beyond.” Part of the [...]
Category: 2013 Digital Edge Digitalization Hunting and Harvesting in a Digital World Leadership Strategy Tags: 2013 Planning, IT Leadership, Strategy and Planning
