What I've really been doing...
I retired! I am still writing iPhone apps and am on a couple corporate Boards, but I am officially retired! It was a great run and the Water Street people were phenomenal throughout the retirement process. So, look for fewer updates on this page and more on the others!
I just left HostPapa hosting after 25 years to go to Hostinger. Let me know if something doesn't work correctly.
eBooks - I've published some eBooks with the team at TAGCXO
Decide what kind of person you need to fill the CIO role - August 2023
Three valuable pieces of advice if you are a new CIO - September 2023
How to stay current with the cutting edge of IT trends - October 2023
Speaking engagements
- CIO Executive Summit - Phoenix - December 9, 2021
- CIO Visions - Las Vegas, June 2018
- Titans of Tech - CIO Synergy - Chicago, April 2011
- The CIO Forum - Richmond Events, October 2010
- 2010 Indiana IT Symposium - efm Events - September 2010
What I've Been Doing
Publications and Awards
Highlights from my blog "Decoding IT for Business" at cio.com with their original publication dates. cio.com is discontinuing the blogging platform as of December 31, 2019, so I will be moving this content to this site. All content is copyright Paul T. Cottey in the year originally published.
•Bad beginnings have bad endings October 3, 2019
•How was your telecation™? July 8, 2019
•You are what you say. May 7, 2019
•There's a New Sheriff in Town. January 28, 2019
•Look at me! November 16, 2018
•Figures lie. Liars figure. September 17, 2018
•I'm glad you found someone to love you July 23, 2018
•You are not paranoid if everyone is against you April 5, 2018
•Wrap it up and put a bow on it December 13, 2017
•But it worked for me... October 24, 2017
•A rose by any other name September 11, 2017
•The case for hiring an external-facing CIO August 7, 2017
•The case for hiring an internal-facing CIO July 17, 2017
•Follow the 'no scroll' rule with email June 12, 2017
•If it is worth doing, it is worth automating May 15, 2017
•KTLO is not just radio stations April 3, 2017
•Spring cleaning March 6, 2017
•All the king's horses February 6, 2017
•The kid in all of us December 19, 2016
•Thankful things November 21, 2016
•Using LinkedIn effectively October 17, 2016
•I've seen this one. This is a classic. August 29, 2016
•Malware strategy: Prevent, Contain, Recover July 12, 2016
•What to do if you work in a 'personality cult' environment June 13, 2016
•Why 'management by flying around' is necessary in a distributed world May 16, 2016
•Why IT needs, and even likes, lawyers April 18, 2016
•How to do critical behavior interviewing right March 21, 2016
•IT People are Business People February 29, 2016
•Shall We Play a Game? January 25, 2016
•What Kind of IT Leader do you want to be? December 21, 2015
•How to Prepare Your IT Team for the Future December 7, 2015
•How much change is too much change? November 2, 2015
•A thank you goes a long way October 12, 2015
•New CIOs don't always have time to ease into their new role September 21, 2015
•It's who you know and who knows you that matters September 4, 2015
•How to communicate with the business August 24, 2015
•6 ways to keep up with IT trends August 10, 2015
•How to determine what your users need vs. what they want July 27, 2015
•Why listening to your users matters July 13, 2015
•When to replace laptops June 29, 2015
•The old college try June 15, 2015
•How to stay current June 8, 2015
•How to manage rogue IT end users June 1, 2015
•If you were a fish May 26, 2015
•Make hard things look easy May 18, 2015
•What got you here will not keep you here May 12, 2015
Guest blogs at Hellersearch.com and elsewhere
• When is an IT Executive Really Ready to Retire?, originally published on January 25, 2023
• The T's in IT, originally published at TAGCXO on January 6, 2022
• Returning to the Office, originally published March 3, 2021
• The Novel Normal, originally published April 8, 2020
• Signs it is time to reinvent your CIO Career in 2019, originally published January 2, 2019
• The ROI of Using a Search Firm, originally published February 14, 2018
• It's Time to Train Your Replacement, originally published September 6, 2017
I love me :-)
I am one of Computer World's Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2011.
2010 Information Week list of top 500 innovative companies. And in 2011.
Other Articles
US CIOs prepare for the return from the home-office - Confare - March 29, 2021
You are not as done as you think you are - CIO Review - October 26, 2018
Ask a Leader - Career Advice, originally published in Computerworld, May 9, 2011
Sounding Board - Disaster Recovery on a Budget, CIO.com, April 27, 2011