How leading CIOs cultivate business-centric IT [Video]

CIOs have done the work to become critical business leaders. Now they’re upleveling IT’s business intelligence with new strategies for hiring, collaboration, and training.

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It wasn’t long ago that Duke University Health System shopped around to fill out its IT ranks much like any organization, seeking candidates with strong technical chops and prior experience in core systems. Today, its top IT hires have quite a different pedigree. While technology prowess remains an important attribute, many in IT now hail from different functional areas, the connective tissue being a passion for the intersection of healthcare and business.

Duke Health’s 1,000-person IT and technology group made a concerted effort these past few years to organize, recruit, upskill, and align culture to be more business-centric, in support of the corporate mission to “advance health together.” The shift means IT employees have a responsibility to flex their technical muscle, but also to contribute to …