8 Hard Truths CIOs Must Learn To Accept
CIO, Monday, December 9th, 2024
IT will never have enough money, full control, or guarantees of success, so it's better to work with - rather than against - those realities.
No CIO expects the job to be easy or free from difficult decisions. Nor do they expect to get their way all the time, as the days of command-and-control leadership over all technical decisions are long gone. CIOs get that.
Yet, CIOs still encounter plenty of frustrating circumstances and wish-it-weren't-so realities. We know that's true, because we asked.
Indeed, CIOs face a number of hard truths as they go about their work. Here are eight hard facts of IT life that CIOs must learn to accept - with some tips on how to deal with them.