InformationWeek Podcast: Dealing With Strategic Tech Rejections
InformationWeek, Tuesday, June 30th, 2026
Tech leaders discuss how to handle rejected technology proposals and decide whether to revise or restart plans.
This podcast examines why well-reasoned technology initiatives from CIOs and CISOs still get rejected. Guests Brian Blakley, CISO at Bellini Capital, and Pierre DeBois, CEO of Zimana Analytics, explore common causes including budget constraints, competing executive priorities, and differing leadership perspectives.
They discuss how to navigate rejections strategically and when to adjust a proposal versus starting fresh.
The episode closes with a tabletop exercise in which the guests roleplay as interim executives solving fictional tech proposal dilemmas.