The CIO Role Today: Change Agents Need Only Apply
CIO, Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
CIOs have earned the right to be agents of change and leaders of business transformation for their organizations. All that's left is the hard work of capitalizing on it.
If you're not yet an agent of change at your organization, your career as CIO may be at risk of falling behind.
That's because the majority of CIOs now see themselves as innovators and champions of change rather than technologists, according to a recent survey of people holding the job.
While the drumbeat for CIOs to be strategic thinkers has been building for some time, the survey, conducted by Deloitte in February and released in June, marks a watershed moment of sorts: About 54% of CIOs now view themselves as change agents rather than as technical gurus, with another 59% describing themselves as enablers of transformation and innovation rather than someone who achieves operational efficiencies.