The Weekly Insight of the “Future of CIO” 12/13/2018

Blogging is not about writing, but about thinking, brainstorming, innovating and sharing.

The “Future of CIO” Blog has reached 2.8 million page views with 5200+ blog posting in 59+ different categories of leadership, management, strategy, digitalization, change/talent, etc. The “Digital Master” book series includes 25 books to share insight from the multidimensional digital lens and perceive the multi-faceted impact the digital era upon us is making to the businesses and society. The content richness is not for its own sake, but to convey the vision and share the wisdom. Here is the weekly insight of digital leadership, IT Management, and Talent Management.

The Digital Metaphor: How to Grow a Digital Business Like a Vegetable Garden A digital organization is a living business which is organic, alive, holistic, vibrant, energetic, responsive, fluid, and innovative, in the relationship with its environments. Metaphorically, Running a digital organization is like to grow a vegetable garden, where each capability is a different type of vegetable growing in the garden. What you want, is the right mix of productive plants to match your culinary needs. From designing a landscape to nurturing an environment, there are both art and science to either grow a garden or run a digital business.

The Digital Boardroom Dilemmas? Corporate board as one of the most important top leadership teams plays a significant role in overseeing strategies, leading changes and driving digital transformation. The real boardroom dilemma is that driving the business forward is extremely difficult. That means looking into an unknown future and attempting to define the landscape with risks and opportunities. The digital directors today need to understand things and circumstance in a holistic way, ask themselves and others deep questions, to ensure they can deal with leadership dilemmas and handle digital new normal wisely.

The Popular Quotes about CIO Leadership in “Digital Master” Series 2018 "Digital Master” is the series of guidebooks (26+ books) is to perceive the multifaceted impact digital is making to the business and our society, help forward-thinking organizations navigate through the digital journey in a systematic way, and avoid “rogue digital.” Here is the set of popular quotes about CIO leadership and digital IT.

The Monthly “IT Innovation” Book Tuning: Making Some New Twists to Reinvent IT Dec. 2018 Within abundant information and emergent digital technologies, IT is a key component of holistic business mindsets to re-imagine “what is possible” - unleashing business potentials and improving business efficiency, effectiveness, agility, and maturity. The art of possible to reinvent IT in the digital age is to deliver the value of information in helping businesses grow, delight customers and doing more with innovation.

Does Confidence Enforce Creativity Being innovative is a state of mind, To be an innovator, an individual's creative mentality, proactive attitudes, the blend of knowledge and ingenuity, and the right dose of confidence are all valid within the context of his or her creative intelligence. Confidence is simply about believing in yourself, how does confidence enforce creativity?

Blogging is not about writing, but about thinking and innovating the new ideas; it’s not just about WHAT to say, but about WHY to say, and HOW to say it. It reflects the color and shade of your thought patterns, and it indicates the peaks and curves of your thinking waves. Unlike pure entertainment, quality and professional content takes time for digesting, contemplation and engaging, and therefore, it takes the time to attract the "hungry minds" and the "deep souls." It’s the journey to amplify diverse voices and deepen digital footprints, and it's the way to harness your innovative spirit.

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