How A CIO Can Wake Up A Slumping It Organization
InformationWeek, Friday, October 10th, 2025
A declining IT organization will drag down the entire enterprise. Here's how a CIO can sound a wake-up call.
When an IT team begins to slump, it can be a demoralizing, frustrating experience for CIOs and team leaders. A once vibrant workforce now appears to be stuck in a rut as its performance dwindles, innovation slumps, and morale crashes.
What can a CIO do to reinvigorate a collapsing IT operation? Katherine Hosie, an executive coach at Powerhouse Coaching, said the first step should be understanding the reason for the slump. "Is it burnout and fatigue, disappointment due to past failures or pivots, or are current goals too big, unachievable?" she asked.