As the new year approaches, what are your new goals as an IT leader? IT leaders have a broad mandate from the business right now – and a broad set of challenges – as evidenced by our 10 most-read articles for 2017.
You’re still wrestling with leading digital transformation (much as that broadly used term turns some of you off.) You’re working hard on personal skills such as storytelling. You’re trying to improve how your DevOps and agile teams work. And you’re digging into work with containers, microservices, and Kubernetes.
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Above all, you’re continuing to expand your leadership skill set. Here’s a chance to catch up on what your peers found most helpful in 2017:
1. 10 must-read books for leaders in the digital business age
Read up for wisdom on digital transformation, AI, blockchain, and more
2. 5 TED Talks on transformational leadership to watch
Want to bring transformational leadership to your IT group? Get informed and inspired
3. Transformational leadership: 5 big mistakes execs make
Working to become a transformational leader who inspires people amid great change? Avoid these common missteps
4. Matson CIO: The most painful, gut-wrenching part of leading transformation
Early on, I hoped that over 60 percent of our staff could navigate our multi-year technology transformation. That didn’t happen
5. How to explain Kubernetes in plain English
How do you explain Kubernetes and orchestration to non-technical people? Listen to the experts
6. Transformational leadership: The power of storytelling
How do you get buy-in for change? Improve your storytelling skills with these 6 strategies
7. The 7 habits of highly effective DevOps
Most people struggle to communicate about DevOps culture and desired results. Use this guide
8. 12 emerging IT job titles with a bright future
What does the next wave of IT hiring hold? New titles reflect shift in the very nature of IT and move to cross-functional teams
9. DevOps requires dumping old IT leadership ideas
What does leading in the DevOps era mean? One CIO's take
10. How to explain microservices in plain English
Use these tips to talk microservices in terms that non-techies can understand
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