by Mary Patry | Mar 11, 2020 | Leadership, CIO, Management
Just like your car, just like your home, just like everything physical you own – IT Infrastructure will wear out, and it will break. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve stepped into the head of IT Infrastructure role to find hardware upwards of 10...
by Mary Patry | Feb 26, 2020 | Management, CIO, Governance
A couple of weeks ago, we returned home from traveling, tired, and grimy after a very long cross-country flight. The only thing on my mind as I pulled into the driveway was a hot shower, a cup of chamomile tea, and my pillow – in that order. As the garage door opened,...
by Mary Patry | Feb 12, 2020 | CIO, Leadership, Management, Strategy
It was 2002 and I had been asked to step up into the CIO seat. At the time, I was the head of Infrastructure. I had built an excellent reputation as a “get it done” leader which had resulted from a very effective technology integration of two equal-sized merged...
by Mary Patry | Jan 29, 2020 | CIO, IT People, Leadership, Management, Strategy
Effective IT management is not necessarily about spending less – or more; it’s about allocating dollars, resources, and talent wisely and monitoring for benefits realization on many fronts. Surprisingly, many IT organizations do not harvest the data nor have...
by Mary Patry | Aug 14, 2019 | Leadership, CIO
In my work with senior IT leaders aspiring to be a CIO, the most common question I ask is, “Why do you want to be a CIO?” What drives anyone to want to be a CIO. Wanting the title is sometimes the reason. The title alone won’t sustain you through the pressures. Some...
by Mary Patry | May 15, 2019 | CIO, Leadership
Congratulations, you are starting a new role. You’ve made it through the selection process, accepted the offer, and signed the paperwork. You will be working with a new team at a new company in an IT Leadership role. The only thing left is to anticipate the first...
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