Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world’s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: 1. Roger Byford, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Vocollect Inc. - "Providing More, Faster, and Sooner" 2. Rick Click, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Molina Healthcare Inc. - "Keeping Pace with Changing Expectations" 3. Raymond Pawlicki, Chief Information Officer, Novartis Pharma AG - "Our New Role: Technology, Process, and People" 4. Bart Thielbar, Vice President, Information Technology, NorthWestern Corporation (dba NorthWestern Energy) - "Measure Twice, Cut Once" 5. Robert Paarlberg, Managing Director, Information Technology, Royster-Clark Inc. - "ROI Doesn’t Matter… Sometimes" 6. Diane K. Orndorff, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Laidlaw Education Services - "Demonstrating the Value of IT" 7. Rick Schooler, Vice President, Information Services, Orlando Regional Healthcare - "Keys to Making Successful Technology Investments" 8. George Stelling, Chief Information Officer, NVIDIA Corporation - "CIO as Market Maker: Balancing Demand and Supply to Maximize ROI" 9. E. Steven Emanuel, Chief Information Officer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) - "Providing Technology Solutions That Benefit the Business" 10. Harry F. Lukens, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network - "The Art of Technology Management" 11. Christopher Rieder, Vice President, Information Technology, Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc. - "Removing Emotion from the Decision-Making Process" 12. Robert J. Knecht, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Cephalon Inc. - "Using IT to Help the Business Gain a Competitive Advantage"