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Tuesday 10th January 2012
Socitm's new leadership guides define what ICT leadership means, and how it can be delivered in an era of public sector reform.
Planting the Flag: Leadership (pocket guide 1) is the first of six guides covering the strategic capabilities required for public service reform set out by Socitm in Planting the Flag, the strategy for public services reform published earlier this year. Guides for the five other capabilities - governance, shared services, strategic commissioning, professionalism and organisational change, will be released during 2012.
A.. B... CIO: a personal view of leadership (and companion to the leadership pocket guide) is written by Socitm's Immediate Past President Jos Creese, who chairs the Local CIO Council and is also CIO at Hampshire County Council, A..B...CIO defines the role of the CIO as being to translate the potential of new technology into business benefit.
Based on Jos Creese's own personal experience and views, A.. B... CIO promotes eight principal areas for the CIO to concentrate on and a 'baker's dozen' of leadership tips. However, the author's first tip is to take any advice with a 'pinch of salt', since every organisation is different. That, he says, is part of being a good CIO.
Both publications are now available from Socitm.net - free of charge for Socitm members and £65 each for non-members.
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