EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Greetings to the readers of Intelligent CIO Africa . In whichever country a business operates in , its business culture , its business integrity and its chief executive have a profound impact on the employees they attract to work there . According to a Robert Walters poll , almost half of professionals feel that the CEO has the biggest impact on a company ’ s culture , with a further third , stating the mid-management are just as influential .
The findings come from new research from specialist recruitment firm Robert Walters , unveiling the significant role CEOs and leaders are having on workplaces and professionals in South Africa . Over the past year and a half , there has been a noticeable increase in the visibility and influence of CEOs and leaders in various sectors , extending from government officials to celebrities and influencers .
37 % of professionals in South Africa would rethink accepting a job offer based on a company ’ s CEO , even if they liked their line manager , with a further 15 % stating that they would outright decline a job offer based on who the CEO is .
41 % of professionals believe that CEOs who lead by example bring the most value to a company , whilst a quarter put CEO success down to being empathetic and a good listener . Read more about this theme in this month ’ s CIO Opinion section .
In this month ’ s lead feature we consider how growing digital transformation of enterprises in South Africa is putting pressure on the networking and Internet infrastructure for better performance and capacity .
In addressing these challenges , the third-largest fibre-to-the-home provider in South Africa , MetroFibre turned to NEC XON in Cape Town . NEC XON has now implemented Juniper ’ s ACX line of Universal Metro Routers , providing reliable network services to ISPs , businesses , residential properties , and consumers in the region .
To read more about digital and business transformations taking place across Africa turn these pages .
As African enterprises realise the value of data as a tool to generate business value and to align their digital transformation journey , what are some of the best practices around data integrity , data privacy , data management and data security ? Executives from Galix , Commvault , and Silver Moon IT respond to this month ’ s Editor ’ s question .
Wishing you the best of business success in the month ahead .
Arun Shankar Managing Editor arun @ lynchpinmedia . com
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