https://mcjones.ca/categories/bytes-of-experience/ Recent content in Bytes of Experience on mcjones.ca Hugo en-ca chealion@chealion.ca (Micheal Jones) chealion@chealion.ca (Micheal Jones) Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:20:23 +0000 https://mcjones.ca/docs/bytes-of-experience---cios-unplugged---s01-e21---beyond-it---how-cios-win-influence-in-the-boardroom/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:58:22 +0000chealion@chealion.ca (Micheal Jones) https://mcjones.ca/docs/bytes-of-experience---cios-unplugged---s01-e21---beyond-it---how-cios-win-influence-in-the-boardroom/ <h1 id="bytes-of-experience---cios-unplugged---s01-e21---beyond-it---how-cios-win-influence-in-the-boardroom">Bytes of Experience - CIOs Unplugged - S01-E21 - Beyond IT - How CIOs Win Influence in the Boardroom</h1> <p>6:44 - “I would argue the biggest assets of an organization now, other than people are digital. And yet there&rsquo;s no balance sheet entry for the digital assets of the organization.” 10:00 - reminder of are you solving a problem/improving things or just finding nails for your specific technology shaped hammer 11:00 - “If they&rsquo;re asking bad questions, it&rsquo;s because you introduced the topic incorrectly. So take some responsibility for understanding that your role is digital transformation to elevate the altitude of the conversation to a more strategic discussion, and don&rsquo;t let it drift down to technology. Which is hard” 14:30 - ask clarifying how/what questions to move from system one to system two questions (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow">Thinking Fast vs Thinking Slow</a>) 22:15 - take steps to get out of a technology language to a business language - what’s the probability of a material impact to the organization within 5 years.</p> https://mcjones.ca/docs/bytes-of-experience---cios-unplugged---s01-e10---it-is-something-you-do-with-people-not-to-them/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:05:32 +0000chealion@chealion.ca (Micheal Jones) https://mcjones.ca/docs/bytes-of-experience---cios-unplugged---s01-e10---it-is-something-you-do-with-people-not-to-them/ <h1 id="bytes-of-experience---cios-unplugged---s01-e10---it-is-something-you-do-with-people-not-to-them">Bytes of Experience - CIOs Unplugged - S01-E10 - IT Is Something You Do With People, Not To Them</h1> <p>I would recommend the entire series. There is a lot about why IT teams struggle to be seen as strategic partners rather than cost centers, and what it actually takes to build the culture, communication habits, and trust that make that shift possible.</p> <p>This episode summarizes several items that were also covered in previous episodes.</p>