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The Invisible CIO: When Doing It Right Is No Longer Enough

CIO, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

CIOs' success with transformational initiatives is often taken for granted. That's a problem, not just for your career but for the company's future. Here's how to step back into the business spotlight.

The CIO needs to have a strategic position to maintain leadership and control over transformational initiatives, such as those involving generative AI and agents. But before being influential, the CIO must first be visible - shedding light on a common paradox of IT leadership: the better a CIO does their job, the less they appear in the business narrative.

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