cioofthefuture – Alistair Lloyd

January 24, 2020May 13, 2020 admin Article, cioofthefuture, Inspiration, Leadership, Strategy, Writing

Article: Avengers Assemble! Why senior superheros should fight together.

My first article for CIO of the Future, drawing up experience in banding together with other corporate leaders to bring about meaningful and sustainable change in an organisation

Original article on Ross Dawson’s site at THIS LINK

or, download a PDF at THIS LINK.

January 24, 2020May 13, 2020 admin Article, cioofthefuture, Inspiration, Leadership, Writing

Article: Passion is the new engagement

From an early CIO of the Future article, this piece delves into a Deloitte publication into moving beyond employee engagement to find the core passion which drives your team.

Original article at THIS LINK on Ross Dawson’s site,

or click at THIS LINK for a PDF copy.

January 24, 2020May 13, 2020 admin Article, cioofthefuture, Leadership, Strategy, Writing

Article: 5 Tactics to Deliver More by Doing Less (and Doing it Better)

Another article from the CIO of the Future archives, this one about delivering efficiencies by leveraging what you have. Especially useful in times of tight budgets and slow growth.

Article on Ross Dawson’s site at THIS LINK.

or, click at THIS LINK for a PDF copy.

June 16, 2017May 16, 2021 admin Article, cioofthefuture, Creativity, Strategy, Thoughts, Writing

Article: The Gamification Revelation

Why are you sitting there working when you should be playing games?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/73864070@N00/2280690723/ — Image source: kurtxio

Another article of mine from 2014 that enjoyed some coverage and feedback. Gamification has eased off on the hype curve however the concepts of gaming and the interplay with ‘real world’ activities and problem solving continues.

Link to the original article on CIO of the Future, and a PDF copy is also attached.

May 20, 2017May 16, 2021 admin Article, cioofthefuture, Creativity, Leadership, Strategy, Thoughts, Writing

Article: Design anthropology and the IT Leader

Another article in the series I wrote for CIO of the Future a few years back. This article enjoyed wide interest as it tapped into a thread that continues today – what is the role of creativity in enterprise systems design, and what is our role, as leaders, to engender and support this?