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A CIO Thanksgiving Jan 26, 2010 10:14:09 AM | Linda Cureton
 
A CIO Thanksgiving means planting seeds of leadership. It also means having a vision, a plan, and a cornucopia of results. Finally, but most important, we need to give thanks for the people who help us deliver the harvest to the organizations we serve.
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California Dreaming NASA-Style Jan 26, 2010 10:15:33 AM | Linda Cureton
 
Resilience, resourcefulness, and transitional leadership -- in California getting leadership lessons from a Joshua Tree.
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Aloha Goddard Space Flight Center,Aloha NASA Jan 26, 2010 10:43:22 AM | Linda Cureton
 
This will be short and sweet…so here it is. Today, September 26, 2009, is my last official day as the CIO of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Tomorrow I start as CIO of NASA.
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Leadership Lessons from a CIO’s Hairdresser Jan 26, 2010 10:19:15 AM | Linda Cureton
 
I had to get a security clearance and the special agent doing my background investigation called me up and asked for the phone number of my hairdresser. I paused … and told him … that’s a low blow dude. He said you’d be surprised what you can learn from a person’s hairdresser. You’d be surprised indeed – even leadership lessons.
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More Things My Mother Taught Me About Being a CIO Jan 26, 2010 10:31:25 AM | Linda Cureton
 
It’s appropriate as we enter Mother’s Day weekend for me to reflect that I don’t have to look back too far in the past to learn from my mother. I’ve blogged about this topic before and the calendar warrants further reflections on some more of those CIO learning moments.
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CIO Time Jan 26, 2010 10:33:05 AM | Linda Cureton
 
I must admit that I’ve always had a problem with time. I hate time actually. Colleagues who know me well will laugh out loud when they realize that I had the audacity to write about Time Management. I guess those who can … do; those who can’t … well, they blog about it.
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A CIO in Love with Her PDA: Please Don’t Tell My Husband Jan 26, 2010 10:36:06 AM | Linda Cureton
 
Cellphones: They really do drive us crazy. I reflected on a little quip that my husband for some strange reason does NOT think is amusing – I LOVE my Blackberry, and I’m having an affair with the iPhone! Maybe we should all bow our heads and send a text message to pray for deliverance.
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Transparency and Naked Leadership Jan 26, 2010 10:41:30 AM | Linda Cureton
 
Transparency means more than just putting data up on static websites. Leading in a transparent way has the atomic advantage of being able to be exposed to a huge set of diverse ideas thus hastening innovation and creativity. However, the cultural challenges associated with leading in this environment requires a new kind of personal leadership – Naked Leadership.
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Freckles and Fruit Trees: Things My Mother Taught Me About Being a CIO Jan 26, 2010 10:10:06 AM | Linda Cureton
 
I guess I love my freckles. It’s what my mother gave me. And what I have – the total of my experiences, learning, DNA, and heritage – make me the freckled CIO that I am.
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