Leading a Technology Team: CTOs & CIOs from Sun Microsystems, Proctor & Gamble, and More on Developing Successful Partnerships Between IT and Business Functions

by Aspatore Books

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world’s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Rodney Nelsestuen, AgriBank, FCB – “How Business Relationships Determine Technological Efficacy”; R. Blake Young, Dynegy, Inc. – “The Importance of Communication in Technology”; Tom Beauchamp, Hot Topic – “The Role of a CTO in the Retail Industry”; Bill Howard, Sun Microsystems – “The Key to CIO Success”; Thor Geir Ramleth, Bechtel Group, Inc. – “The Art of Being a CIO”; James E. Burdiss, Smurfit Stone Container Corporation – “Developing a Partnership Between IT and the Business Functions”; Stephen S. Brown, Carlson Companies – “Strategies for Success”; Filippo Passerini, Proctor & Gamble – “Making an Impact as a CIO”; Mike McClaskey, Perot Systems Corporation – “A People Business”; George Chappelle, H.J. Heinz – “Building and Working with a Strong Team”; Marc West, H&R Block – “Determining Technology Essentials”; Jeffery Carl Almoney, The Reynolds and Reynolds Company – “The Transformation of Automotive Retail.”

172 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2005