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Resources : White Papers

GrowthWave’s white papers and articles give you valuable insights and guidance for shifting IT into higher gear.  Find ways to reduce costs and risks, while increasing business performance.

 

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Book Preview: Haunting the CEO

Read the first chapter of John Hughes' new book Haunting the CEO: A tale of true leadership in an era of IT failure.

 

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The Peanut Butter Cup Manifesto: A New IT Leadership Mandate

Good things come to companies that welcome and build business leadership within IT and IT leadership within the business.

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Alignment: A Model For Success

To achieve breakthrough business performance, leverage IT to the fullest by viewing and managing it as any other investment. Hold it accountable. Expect more out of the investment than you put into it.

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Alignment: Innovation Is Free

The stronger a company’s alignment and relationships, the more rapidly teams within the organization can begin having the open, collaborative dialogue that leads to innovative business ideas and innovative alignment.

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Unleash Leadership Talent – Increase Business Performance

Discover, attract, develop and leverage leadership talent throughout the enterprise and your top talent will thank you by staying longer and putting forth more effort.

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In the M&A Minefield: The Hidden Perils of Ignoring IT Due Diligence

If not specifically uncovered, many post-acquisition surprises lurk within newly acquired companies and their IT organizations.

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Fact Sheet: M&A IT Due Diligence

Identify the hidden IT risks and costs…before the deal closes.

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Article: 7 Questions Every CEO Needs to Ask Their CIO

Use these questions to intiate insightful dialogue and get to the heart of IT leadership, focus and results.

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Article: Earning Trust Early in Working Relationships

Article by Ronald Scott of Scott Associates: Dynamics of trust, how to develop trust, recognize when trust is missing and when trust is present.

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Article: Marketing Myopia

This is a Harvard Business Review article written by Theodore Levitt from the September-October 1975 HBR.  His article was first published in HBR in 1960, and this 1975 version includes a Retrospective Commentary from Levitt.

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