The Change Agent CIO Quotes

“Performance metrics are numbers in context, results related to the strategic goals of the business.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Innovation happens when you change the game; you bring a different twist to what is currently established and perceived.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Change Management is a journey, not just a one-time project, riding ahead of change curve takes both strategy and methodology.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Change is the voyage which needs to continually discover its own landscape, avoid potential pitfalls and enjoy unique scenes of digitalization.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Due to fierce competitions and rapid changes, making a continuous improvement is critical for surviving and thriving of digital businesses today.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“IT should cross-examine business opportunities and risks, and IT must contribute to or facilitate and accelerate organizational performance.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Managing digital performance and improving business achievement as an iterative continuum means setting metrics, adjusting plans, measuring performance, and understanding results dynamically.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“The reason Change Management is challenging because it’s like trying to drive with your foot on the break and the accelerator at the same time.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“IT performance needs to well reflect the multidimensional business value in which IT can contribute both strategically and operationally, to capture both short-term gain and long-term win.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Running IT as the business, IT performance has to be clearly linked with the business performance.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“IT leaders need to be fully aware of the promises and perils of performance management, play the number game wisely.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Enforcing cross-functional communication and collaboration is one of the crucial steps to avoid IT management pitfalls.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Running a highly collaborative IT organization means how to leverage information and technology for providing tailored business solutions that will improve performance, responsiveness, and maturity.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“By identifying the symptoms of the digital conundrum at the early stage, businesses can adapt to changes smoothly.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“It is worth the effort to break down silos, get out of the comfort zone, and prepare the future proactively, in order for individuals and businesses to reach the digital premium.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“If you make change part of your routine, and then change becomes easier to deal with.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Business Change Management is about managing everything that is necessary to get people to adopt new ways of working.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Organizations risk and fall, not on the quantum of plans and resources, but on the capabilities to lead and manage, yet most important to execute.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“The true empowerment breaks down the out of dated rules and cracks down the anti-digital mindsets.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“The psychology of the change is that “people like to change but do not want to be changed" and there is the difference.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Leadership or directorship is about setting directions and inspiring changes.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Change Agent has the ability to play the right role and know which to play, and when.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“The drive of Change Leadership is for making progress and inspiring innovation.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“The change in the digital era is multifaceted with increasing speed and high velocity.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Innovation needs to lay out different thinking, structures, and solutions to develop its potential.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“IT now makes the impact on almost every aspect of the business; the biggest challenge to business success is IT and IT has to improve people centricity.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“IT has the potential to become a creative business problem solver because it is in a unique position to connect cross-functional dots.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Create and nurture an environment in the organization where curiosity is encouraged, humility is appreciated, creative thinking is recognized, and the calculated risk is tolerant.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“IT is the super glue to integrate people, processes, and technologies into unique business competencies such as innovation.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“The front side of IT needs to be intuitive and delightful, but the back side of IT is complex and scientific.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO