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The Bossy CIO
John C. Maxwell describes in The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader the value of Servanthood. He notes that in the service industry,...

Linda Cureton
Sep 12, 20222 min read
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Women and Technology Leadership
As Muse aspires to encourage young women’s interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, I reflected on Sydney, a young...

Linda Cureton
Sep 1, 20222 min read
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Freckles and Fruit Trees: Things My Mother Taught Me About Being a CIO
I was reading an email that a friend sent to me. He told me of an amazing tale of his grandfather and his diminutive pony named...

Linda Cureton
Aug 23, 20223 min read
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Hail Them Uhura: The Magic of Nichelle Nichols
I would like to pause and hail the magic art of actress Nichelle Nichols who passed away on July 30, 2022. Ms. Nichols played the...

Linda Cureton
Aug 2, 20221 min read
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The Betting CIO
By some strange confluence in the universe, I found myself in a casino for two consecutive weekends. I played Texas Hold ‘Em and wagered...

Linda Cureton
Jul 26, 20222 min read
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How Extraordinary Golf Leads to Extraordinary Leadership
Years ago, I had to give a talk at the Society for Information Management Regional Leadership Forum. Someone asked me what I did in my...

Linda Cureton
Jun 29, 20223 min read
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Being Stung By Leading Organizational Change
This blog is inspired by a book of poems and drawings called Falling Up by Shel Silverstein. Here it is: Three Stings George got stung...

Linda Cureton
May 9, 20222 min read
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The Aligned CIO
In the transformation of IT, we throw around what is now getting to be trite IT jargon … “The CIO must be aligned to the business.” But...

Linda Cureton
Apr 25, 20222 min read
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The Transparent CIO
Years ago, when I was a CIO, I would have conversations with folks about transparency in government leadership. It seemed this was one of...

Linda Cureton
Apr 25, 20222 min read
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