Books & research
Leadership and creating business value
Featured Book
How to Become CIO and Succeed
People, Business, Strategy
This is the book I wish I had
when I began my leadership journey
The CIO role is not about managing systems.
There shouldn’t be an “I” in CIO.
It is about leading people, shaping strategy,
influencing the business, and turning technology
into a competitive advantage
This is not a textbook.
It is a practical field guide for current
and aspiring technology leaders
If you are here to maintain the status quo, turn back now
Forthcoming Book
It Works. That's the Problem
How Technology Solutions Can Trap Us
Sometimes the biggest risk does not appear when something fails, but when it works.
This book explores how well-intentioned technology decisions, short-term fixes,
and operational successes can harden into complexity, dependence, and lock-in over time
Through stories, examples, and a practical leadership lens, it shows why technology
is never the starting point and how organizations can preserve their ability to choose
before their systems choose for them
Research Paper
How Organizations Become Locked into Working Technologies
Early technology choices can solve real problems and remain successful for years. As new systems, processes, and ways of working build on them, dependencies accumulate. Each adaptation becomes more constrained by what already exists, making change increasingly costly and narrowing the organization's future options.