{"id":5968,"date":"2013-04-26T13:44:47","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T18:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=5968"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:54:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:54:55","slug":"weekly-recap-6-traits-of-successful-cios-how-it-departments-waste-time-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/weekly-recap-6-traits-of-successful-cios-how-it-departments-waste-time-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly recap: 6 traits of successful CIOs, how IT departments waste time, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" alt=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on traits of successful CIOs, how IT departments waste time, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20130426_6TraitsOfSuccessfulCIOs_PHP']); \" href=\"http:\/\/blog.samuellevy.com\/post\/41-php-is-the-right-tool-for-the-job-for-all-the-wrong-reasons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">PHP is the right tool for the job (for all the wrong reasons)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThis \u201cPro-PHP\u201d post highlights the big reason why PHP is so popular: It works, out of the box, for people who don\u2019t know what they\u2019re doing. While I understand how that would attract a large user base, it sure doesn\u2019t sound like a language I want to build a business on.<a name=\"20130423\"><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">6 skills, habits, and traits of successful CIOs<\/span><br \/>\nMost IT professionals want to ultimately be in charge, but do they have what it takes to be the CIO? What skills should good CIOs possess? If you\u2019re asking that question, this article has the answers. It highlights the skills and traits most commonly found in successful CIOs. <\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20130426_6TraitsOfSuccessfulCIOs_ITWaste']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/blog\/tech-manager\/how-large-it-departments-waste-time-and-effort\/8252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">How large IT departments waste time and effort<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIs your IT department really efficient, or does it waste too much time? This article outlines a few common areas where your IT department might be wasting time and effort. 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