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How To Talk Like a CIO

Posted by samzenpus on from the leveraging-your-aggressive-mediocrity dept.

itwbennett writes "Today's CIOs speak business-buzzwords as a second language. And there's a good reason for that. There is a trend among CIOs to distance themselves from being regarded as technologists and to put themselves forward as business strategists. It boils down to one simple rule: Just as you should never be the first to mention compensation in the interview process, you should never be the first to break out the tech jargon in a business setting."

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  1. Re:Naturally by OhANameWhatName · · Score: 5, Interesting

    the people with the power do absolutely none of the work

    Fixed that for you.

    But on a more serious note, I work above a warehouse for an import company. The owner is a multi-millionaire Chinese ex-pat. It's pretty damn sobering to see him weeding, sweeping and driving a forklift when he has time. He doesn't have to, and he's not doing it to motivate his staff. For him, it's just the right thing to do.

    Restepca