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Charles Forte was appointed CIO of UK's Ministry of Defence in 2017. With 36 years of industry experience, he is now running IT operations in a complex organisation employing around 200 thousand people, managing an IT budget of 3.7 Billion Pounds, one of the largest in Europe.

In this episode of Leadership Deep Dive, Charles talks with Hendrik Deckers about his role that he defines as "Chief Connection Officer", cultivating an IT ecosystem for multiple stakeholders - internal departments, business partners and military allies. He talks about the 5-pronged transformation program that includes all layers of digital capabilities - from digital savviness on all organisation levels, to using data for better decision-making, to cutting-edge innovations for the modern battlefield.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

00:00 - The role of a CIO at commercial and government organisations: Chief Connecting Officer
06:33 - Charles Forte's leadership style
08:00 - His MBTI personality profile and overcoming weaknesses
11:56 - Personal values. Self-awareness, integrity, accountability

"All that is ever missing is a conversation"

15:30 - Charles' most memorable failure and success
18:02 - Advice for future leaders
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EUROPEAN DIGITAL LEADER OF THE YEAR 2020

Charles Forte is a Public sector finalist in the European Digital Leader Of The Year contest organised annually by CIONET. Find out the B2B and B2C winners and learn more about the other 16 finalists in the Public and Financial sectors - the winners among the latter will be announced at CIONEXT on 26th June 2020.

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