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Today's Best CIOs Are Strategy Wranglers

CIO, Tuesday, January 30th, 2024

CIOs must be very intentional about where resources and attention are focused. That means orchestrating myriad strategies in concert - and doing so in a way rooted in the true definition of strategic.

When we started this century the buzz in IT was 'everything is going to have a chip.' Twenty-plus years in, CIOs have discovered that, when it comes to IT, everything is going to need a strategy.

As CIO, you need a data strategy. You need a cloud strategy. You need a security strategy. If you want to sell anything to anyone under 40, you will need a compellingly composed and authentically executed sustainability strategy. And with 85% of the workforce considering changing jobs and skill sets for jobs changing 25% since 2015, you definitely need a talent and skills strategy.

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