{"product_id":"9781118417461","title":"Straight to the Top: CIO Leadership in a Mobile, Social, and Cloud-based World","description":"\u003cb\u003eEssential reading for IT professionals with aspirations toward the top IT spot, and for sitting CIOs looking to refine their mobile, social and cloud strategies and knowledge\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe definitive work on how to achieve leadership success in IT, \u003ci\u003eStraight to the Top, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the role of the CIO is changing due to major trends associated with consumer and enterprise products and technologies driving new mobile solutions in today's organizations; cloud computing and the move away from controlled \/ internally managed data centers to pay as you use and elastic cloud infrastructure and application services; and the impact social media is having on today's complex organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Gregory S. Smith expertly coaches existing and aspiring CIOs on building the requisite skills through his observations and experience as a veteran CIO with more than twenty-five years of experience leading IT teams and delivering complex technical solutions in the information technology field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn invaluable guide to help information technology and business professionals recognize the qualities, skills, and expertise necessary to attain the role of a CIO or enhance the skills for sitting CIOs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEquips IT managers, CIOs, and CTOs to strategically plan their career moves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePacked with encouragement, advice, and essential skills for aspiring and sitting CIOs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures interviews with leading IT professionals, CIOs, and executive recruiting professionals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding an organized and comprehensive view of the CIO job and its important role in modern organizations, \u003ci\u003eStraight to the Top, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e equips sitting CIOs and CIO candidates with the strategies and knowledge necessary to be successful in the new business normal - a mobile, social and cloud-based world, and how to provide technology leadership as a world-class CIO.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120757850352,"sku":"9781118417461","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118417461_p0.jpg?v=1763693956","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118417461","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}