Chief Contradiction Officer

20/03/2018 | Editor

Darrell Mann

Back in December, we reviewed the book, ‘Dealing With Dilemmas’. The book represents one of the first serious attempts to examine enterprises, and more specifically the management of enterprises through the lens of contradiction. Author, Frank Buytendijk, identified … Read More

Is a Chief Innovation Officer Necessary?

01/01/2010 | Editor

I'm finding more references/quotes to chief innovation officers at some larger organizations. Is this really necessary? Is it comparable to having a MBB for six sigma? Anybody ever worked with oneRead More

Think You Have What It Takes to be a Chief Innovation Officer?

26/02/2007 | Editor

Michael Cyger

Companies like Humana, Coca-Cola, AMD, Citigroup and Cargill are all establishing the position of Chief Innovation Officer (CIO - unfortunately, confusingly similar to Chief Information Officer). It appears that companies are recognizing that the development of new ideas, new products, … Read More