Keeping a Seat at the Table: Remaining Relevant

KEEPING A SEAT AT THE TABLE:

REMAINING RELEVANT

By Mike Anderson, CIO of CROSSMARK

“IT is too slow and too expensive”

“The business and IT

are not aligned”

What do people think of IT?

Our internal customers are more

tech savvy than ever before

Where do you

spend your time?

How much time do

you spend on

innovation?

Innovation Leader

Trust

Relationships

Knowledgeable

Credibility

Visible

What’s required to lead?

How do we engage?

What do you

want?

(Order Taker)

What

problem are

you trying to

solve?

(Consultant)

“If I had an hour to solve a

problem…

I'd spend 55 minutes thinking

about the problem…

…and 5 minutes thinking

about solutions.”

― Albert Einstein

Learn from Shadow IT

Seek to

Control

Seek to

Understand

Challenge the “Status Quo”

Help me understand why…

Be the driver of innovation

Foster creativity

Schedule time for people to share ideas

Identify and understand business disruptors

Think like your customers

Keep it simple!

Opportunities

abound

Prioritization is key!

How do we prioritize?

What happens if we solve the problem?

What decision does it drive?

What value is created?

What is the business

outcome?

Focus on business outcomes

that align to your strategic objectives

“Increase X by Y so that…”

Chief

Integration Officer

Chief

InnovationOfficer

Chief

InfrastructureOfficer

Chief

IntelligenceOfficer

The New C “I” O F

ocus

Externally

Internally

SavvyTech Business

Actions You Can Take Today

Talk to your business leaders about capabilities and

outcomes

Have lunch with a different business stakeholder each week

Ask the business about problems they are trying to solve

Schedule time each week to discuss big ideas with your team

Create incentives to support creativity and innovation

Appoint someone to own innovation

Mike AndersonSVP & CIO

CROSSMARK

mike.anderson@crossmark.com

Twitter - @MJA_DFW

LinkedIn -

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mianders

Thank You!