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The 7 habits of highly effective technology leaders

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 50, Issue 3

Pages 66 - 72

https://doi.org/10.1145/1226736.1226737

Published: 01 March 2007 Publication History

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What do CEOs expect from technology? What do they expect from their technology leaders? How should technology leaders "brand" themselves? Today'stechnology leaders would do best to learn the specific leadership skills required to meet IT's ever-changing challenges.

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The 7 habits of highly effective technology leaders
1. Applied computing
  1. Enterprise computing
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Computing / technology policy
  2. Professional topics
    1. Management of computing and information systems
      1. Project and people management

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