Career Advice For Aspiring CIOs: 5 Tips
Search CIO, Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
CIOs weigh in on what it takes to rise to the top of IT. Tips include building business acumen and knowing the difference between management and leadership.
The path to becoming a CIO requires more than technical expertise.
Many IT leaders rise through the ranks as they solve problems, deliver projects and work hands-on with technical tasks. Those capabilities remain important, but at the executive level, they are not sufficient on their own. The CIO role expands beyond systems and operations into business strategy, organizational influence and measurable outcomes.