How does both articles relate to Information Systems & Data Management?.
In 250 words what are some valid points in each article. How does both articles relate to Information Systems & Data Management. Must include two in-text citations and two references.
IT Leaders Aren’t All Coming from Tech
Eric Anderson Oct 31, 2014 CIO
Wouldn’t you know that the leaders of today’s IT workforce are not always from the ranks of IT? That’s what Sharon Florentine finds in an interview with Francis Li. In an article for CIO.com, Li shares his own career story, from hardware operations and marketing to his current position as VP of Softchoice.
Crisscross Career
His is a story of choices made and risks taken. Instead of languishing in the lower ranks of an IT silo or a business department, Li followed his natural curiosity about the intersection of business and technology across departmental and disciplinary boundaries. This errant career man took an integrative path that mirrors the current relationship between business and IT units, in time producing for Softchoice the ultimate leadership candidate.
Leader as Bridge
As a man with more than a little wisdom to share, Li relates the importance of maintaining software compatibility and integration despite increasing business use of Cloud and SaaS without the help of IT. Having experience from both IT and business units, like marketing and sales, facilitates this relationship.
Li’s coworker, Erika Van Noort, is keen to point out the necessity of acquiring leaders who can empathize from all perspectives within and outside the business. Noort’s leadership philosophy is a revision of the traditional technical IT approach that focuses on users as customers who desire a fully functional and relevant end product:
