Quotes

1. “ Once you have interpreted what drives your career in your existing organisation, the second step is to set your career expectations. ”

   By Maddy Janssens

2. “ In some instances, the compensatory actions involve changing companies. If your aspiration of defining global strategy is not met, you might need to leave your current employer to search for an environment that gives you strategic power. For many managers - that I researched - that meant searching for a job in headquarters as this often is the centre of decision making. ”

   By IDGAllan Davis

3. “ We try to get staff more involved in the business and we've had people move from one side of the business to another. When I was working in the service sector, I hired one guy in the lab and he is now the general manager of the sales division. If I see anybody in IT who is looking a bit stale, I look at their interest profile and personality and sit down and tell them of opportunities match those criteria and give them a chance to have a break from IT. ”

   By IDGAllan Davis

4. “ The challenge for the CIO is how to make the job intersting and keep them skilled. One thing we focus on here is basically customer service and understanding the business. I don't believe an IT group can deliver solutions until they know how the businesss works. ”

Topics Mentioned

• CIO
• Melbourne
• Belgium
• Canberra