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• Scaling a business doesn't mean just getting bigger

  Don't blow a fuse when scaling your business. Culture, leadership and organizational structure need to change as your startup grows. Continue Reading

• 'Promiscuous' users redefine bounds of good mobile security

  To meet today's mobility demands -- and deliver good mobile security -- organizations must balance business and user needs, says Gartner's Dionisio Zumerle in this SearchCIO interview. Continue Reading

• The best mobile security plans examine risks first, then prescribe

  How do CIOs deliver the best mobile security? Take a cue from the great psychologist Abraham Maslow, says CTO Niel Nickolaisen. Continue Reading

• The pivotal role of CIOs in digital readiness: Three principles

  Putting one person in charge of digital readiness won't work, says CEB's Andrew Horne, but that doesn't mean CIOs don't play a pivotal role in digital transformation. Continue Reading

• How I learned to love Agile ERP and why you should too

  CTO Niel Nickolaisen's road to Agile ERP began with an 'insane' ERP experience and a vow. Continue Reading

• Bimodal IT model: Strategies vary for modes 1 and 2

  In the bimodal IT model -- in which IT tasks and operations are divided into two distinct approaches -- there are different priorities and strategies for each mode. Kurt Marko explains.Continue Reading

• Delegator vs. micromanager: What kind of boss are you?

  Being a delegator is one of the hardest jobs for a leader. Joseph Flahiff explains.Continue Reading

• Collaboration, creativity needed in digital workplace redesign

  Allison Mnookin, CEO at QuickBase Inc, discusses why adapting to rapid digitization and an increasingly distributed team dynamic is key to any workplace redesign.Continue Reading

• Board presentations on IT risk: Don't make these five mistakes

  CIO and CISO board presentations on cybersecurity are on the rise. Jeremy Bergsman of consultancy CEB explains what not to do.Continue Reading

• Three questions for IBM blockchain expert Arvind Krishna

  How many nodes is enough for consensus? Who owns blockchain data? IBM blockchain expert Arvind Krishna addresses these and other burning blockchain issues in this SearchCIO tip.Continue Reading

• CIO skills: The right stuff for executive-board, CEO positions

  CIOs are using their technical and leadership skills to propel them to top positions, says Korn Ferry's Craig Stephenson in this SearchCIO video.Continue Reading

• For space agency, cloud financials are out of this world

  The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space chose a cloud app to get a real-time view of its books -- and close them faster.Continue Reading

• Remote and collocated teams: How to make them better

  Joseph Flahiff pinpoints problems associated with two more types of remote teams and explains why collocated teams may not be all they're cracked up to be.Continue Reading

• How to optimize the performance of remote teams: Three variations

  Remote teams may not be the ideal, but they are a fact of the modern workplace. Here are three types of remote teams and tips on how to help them work better.Continue Reading

• Eight best practices for optimizing a distributed team

  Having all your team members under one roof is the exception today rather than the rule. How can you ensure your distributed teams are successful?Continue Reading