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How the CIO of Mansfield Oil became CEO
What does it take to transition from leading a company's IT operations to leading the whole company? For Doug Haugh, who became president of Mansfield Oil in 2011 after serving as its CIO, part of
Post-CIO career moves to consider
If you've had enough of the often thankless CIO job but you're not ready to retire, there are more options than vying for the CEO seat. In an article at CIOUpdate, Pam Baker outlines four other
The career path of FirstBank Southwest CIO
Tom Gainer spent three years in the Marines after high school and then took on a variety of positions, including vacuum salesman, before beginning a gradual ascent in the operations side of the
IT chiefs who followed unconventional career paths
A degree in computer science or engineering followed by jobs in programming or project management may constitute a common route to the top position in IT, but CIOs come from a wide variety of
The party isn't over for IT
There's plenty of talk these days about where IT is going after recovering from the recession. Will it be growing domestically or will the trend toward outsourcing continue to eliminate jobs in the
Dealing with the boss from hell
We've all had great bosses in the workplace, and most of us have faced terrible ones, as well. It's often a complicated issue in the IT world, where managers are skilled computer experts but
The help desk: Dead end or launch pad?
It is a widely held belief that getting stuck at the IT help desk is a one-way ticket to Palookaville. An individual gets hired for that job and never leaves, in stove-piped organizations where
How to be a CIO
It's well known that CIOs rarely have a set career path. In fact, many like to leave it that way. At a recent Silicon.com CIO Forum, Brinley Platts, chairman of CIO Development, said: "In all my
How to be a CIO
It's well known that CIOs rarely have a set career path. In fact, many like to leave it that way. At a recent Silicon.com CIO Forum, Brinley Platts, chairman of CIO Development, said: "In all my
A prosperous year ahead for IT professionals
Judging from the last six months, next year is clearly set to be a good year for IT professionals, whether looking for a new job, a raise or even a new career path. All the indicators are
