CIO Mind, The Gartner CIO Podcast

As workplace and leadership moments increasingly move to virtual environments, CIOs and other leaders are discovering an uncertain environment when they rely on traditional forms of influence. No longer able to read body language or send a nonverbal cue of authority, CIOs must rethink how they influence to ensure they create and retain higher levels of influence and persuasion.

Cybersecurity is a business decision, but it is often not treated as one. Current thinking aligns to treating security like magic and security people like wizards who cast spells to protect the organization. If something goes wrong, we blame the wizards. This has led to some very bad decision making and investments. Organizations need to start making business decisions based on the amount they spend and the cybersecurity value delivered in a business context.In this episode, Paul Proctor provides insights and tactics on how to shift cybersecurity from a technology problem to better business decisions about risk.

The metaverse is an evolution of the internet that will transform how people interact with the world. CIOs must understand the evolutionary phases, enabling technologies, products, services and markets of the metaverse to drive competitive advantage. In this episode, Marty Resnick provides an overview of what the metaverse is and why CIOs should care. He covers topics such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs); identity; diversity, equity and inclusion; and more.Marty Resnick is a VP analyst on Gartner’s Technology Innovation team based in Atlanta. His primary focus areas are continuous foresight, innovation, design thinking, human augmentation, immersive experiences, the metaverse, and the selection, recommendation and implementation of strategic emerging technologies through trendspotting, tech radars, and the emerging tech wheel.

In this episode, host Rob O’Donohue talks with external diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) experts and Gartner analysts focused on DEI about many dimensions and categories of diversity. Each guest presents their own unique challenges when it comes to leaning into DEI topics, and we learn that such challenges are perfectly “normal.”

There is a shortage of IT talent, and employees are quitting. CIOs must understand what’s driving today’s employees to quit their jobs so they can build effective talent plans. Hint: It’s not all about the money.In this CIO Mind Podcast, we explore how CIOs can attract and retain IT talent in 2022.