How To Be The CIO Every Company Wants
CIO, Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
Taking on one of the most difficult C-level roles requires a broad spectrum of skills. Here's a breakdown of what it takes - and the two areas where keen focus will unlock your ability to achieve the rest.
Companies expect a lot from their CIOs: integral knowledge of the business, visible financial results, and agility, as well as the ability to manage change, actively collaborate with business leaders, and explain IT in plain English.
It's a tall order that requires a broad spectrum of skills. It once prompted a CFO contemporary of mine to say, 'I'm glad you're the CIO. I could never meet all of those diverse expectations.'
Then, as now, being the CIO is one of the most difficult C-level roles to take on - and as technology becomes further ingrained in the business, it's only going to become more so.