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Digital Trailblazer
Essential Lessons to Jumpstart Transformation and Accelerate Your Technology Leadership
Isaac Sacolick (Author)
9781119894537, Wiley
Hardback, published 25 August 2022
288 pages
23.1 x 16 x 3 cm, 0.476 kg
Invaluable stories and lessons that will help you tackle one of the most challenging jobs in technology and business – leading transformation In Digital Trailblazer: Essential Lessons to Jumpstart Transformation and Accelerate Your Technology Leadership, Isaac Sacolick, a technology leadership expert and a former CIO and CTO, delivers a hands-on guide to help technology and business professionals at all stages of their careers acquire the skills necessary to drive transformative change. With an eye-opening collection of stories and more than 50 lessons, Sacolick gives readers a view into what goes on behind-the-scenes in leading digital transformations. From tense IT Ops conference calls to make-or-break executive meetings, Sacolick presents the challenging scenarios faced by product, technology, and data leaders and helps readers learn to lead transformations and become Digital Trailblazers. In the book you will: A can’t-miss resource for product, technology, and data leaders – from those aspiring to leadership roles through vice presidents, CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs, Digital Trailblazer delivers real-word stories and need-to-know lessons that will accelerate your technology leadership journey.
Preface xv Acknowledgments xxiii 1 Transitioning to Leadership: What’s a Cookie? 1 2 Dev: Technical Debt Is Now Your Problem 25 3 Ops: Wearing the CEO’s Diet Coke 49 4 Product Management and Architecture: Trials and Triumphs 71 5 “That’s Not Agile”: Defining Your Organization’s Agile Way of Working 101 6 Transforming Experiences with a Global Perspective 127 7 Buried in Bad Data 145 8 Transformative Culture, Empathetic Teams, Diverse Leaders 173 9 Selling Innovation to the C-Suite—and Reducing the Stress 193 10 Transforming Beyond Crisis and Becoming a Digital Trailblazer 219 Epilogue 249 Appendix: Digital Trailblazer Lessons 253 Transitioning to a Leadership Mindset 253 Navigating Tech Debt’s Challenges 253 Controlling Emotions and Managing Risks 254 Leading Innovation and Developing Products 254 Driving Agile Practices, Culture, and Mindset 254 Transforming Experiences 255 Leading Data-Driven Organizations 255 Fostering High-Performing Teams 255 Collaborating with Executives 256 Influencing Participants in Digital Transformations 256 About the Author 257 Index 259
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
