g-f(2)218 THE BIG PICTURE OF THE DIGITAL AGE (4/14/2021), CIO, 7 business skills every IT leader needs to succeed.

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The days when CIOs could glide into a long-term career based solely on their technical abilities are rapidly fading.

• Today’s CIO needs more than technology mastery. Long-term career success also demands a commitment to developing a set of core business skills.
• “It’s no longer enough for IT leaders to be tech experts,” warns Bob Hersch, a principal at Deloitte Consulting. The best-in-class CIOs of today are also business savvy, using their knowledge to embed IT as a service capability.

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Category 2: The Big Picture of the Digital Age

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Fernando Machuca

References

7 business skills every IT leader needs to succeed, John Edwards, April 13, 2021, CIO, CIO.com. 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

John Edwards (@TechJohnEdwards) is a veteran business technology journalist. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and numerous business and technology publications, including CIO, Computerworld, Network World, CFO Magazine, IBM Data Management Magazine, RFID Journal, and Electronic Design. He has also written columns for The Economist's Business Intelligence Unit and PricewaterhouseCoopers' Communications Direct. John has authored several books on business technology topics. His work began appearing online as early as 1983. Throughout the 1980s and 90s, he wrote daily news and feature articles for both the CompuServe and Prodigy online services. His "Behind the Screens" commentaries made him the world's first known professional blogger.