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The Essential Checklist for Your First 30 Days as CIO
Congratulations! You’ve landed one of the most challenging and rewarding roles in modern business: the Chief Information Officer (CIO). To help you enter with intent, credibility, and structure, Tuckpoint created a checklist that focuses on what actually matters in your first 30 days. Think of it as a practical diagnostic tool designed to surface blind spots, competing expectations, and hidden risks before you place big bets on technology, structure, or operating models.
3 Critical Pillars of a Strong Product Strategy
Tuckpoint Founder Jen Swanson breaks down three key pillars of a strong product strategy and offers her advice on activating them so you can create a high-performing product organization fueled by teams that take the business where you want it to go.
The Leadership Guide to a More Effective Change Management Process
In this guide, Tuckpoint founder Jen Swanson covers the essential elements of effective change leadership and strategies leaders can leverage to foster a culture of change agility within their digitally-transforming organizations.
Clear Signs Your Product Leader Needs Help ASAP
If you’re at the helm of a product-led organization, it’s important that you recognize the signs that your product leaders and managers need extra support. In this article, you’ll learn the external and internal triggers that threaten a product practice and, as a result, your product managers’ and leaders’ ability to create effective outcomes for the org.
5 Important Digital Transformation Trends in 2024
The new year has arrived in full swing, and, with it, my predictions for emerging trends in digital transformation and product-led companies in the year ahead. What’s on the horizon? This article explores 5 key areas that will shape digital transformation in 2024.
5 Transformational Leadership Characteristics to Look For in Your Next Hire
It’s critical to hire talent with transformational leadership characteristics. But how do you ensure your candidates embody the qualities that actually push transformation forward? And what kinds of questions reveal the skills that aren’t easily bulleted on a resume? Here we explore five transformational leadership characteristics to look for in your next hire, why they’re so critical to success, and how to uncover those qualities during the interview process.
Common Struggles Among CTOs Driving Digital Transformation
Today’s article is about the role of modern CTOs and the challenges they face when it comes to digital transformation. It includes a list of common struggles that might feel all-too familiar.
My Favorite Digital Transformation Resources for Leaders
Feeling a little stuck, uninspired, or perplexed over your digital transformation efforts? Sometimes one light-bulb moment is enough to reignite the process, which is why we’ve compiled this list of our favorite digital-transformation resources for leaders.
3 “Aha” Moments About Digital Transformation That Will Save You a Lot of Time and Heartache
If you think digital transformation is simply about adopting new technologies and digitizing your offerings, you’re missing a huge piece of the puzzle. In fact, Digital Transformation actually has very little to do with technology. What actually moves the needle is a lot more complicated and can be summed up in three core truths.