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By Candice Liozu, BusinessForward Client Executive

It’s fair to say that every role within an IT organization including the CIO, experiences a tremendous amount of pressure to get things done. With an endless list of demands, the sheer volume of work facing the team is overwhelming. As their leader, you feel […]

By Ryan Mulvaney, Solutions Architect, BusinessForward

Wouldn’t it be great if CIOs used Service Level Agreements (SLAs) as more than a contract with the business? How about viewing it as a multipurpose operational tool instead?

Allotting more thought to creation of the SLA and focusing on integration with an IT organization’s DNA would make  for a […]

Author:  Candice Liozu has more than 17 years of international business experience. She is also a certified life coach. A multi-lingual Client Executive, she helps BusinessForward customers by viewing their challenges through a lens of empathy and a profound understanding of the importance of human nature in shaping organizational success.

First, […]

By John Huckle, Founder BusinessForward

The cultural divide between CIOs and their CxO peers has become an evergreen theme in modern thought leadership. Articles have been penned, a multitude of blogs have been typed, and many speeches have been given around the world. The topic of CIOs not being heard or […]

There is a classic stand-up comedy bit from Steve Martin that goes something like this:

“I was told that there is a convention of plumbers in town this week – I understand about 30 of them came down to the show – so I worked-up a joke especially for them.

“This lawn […]