CIO OPINION
CIO opinion
“
IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT THE CIO IS ON TOP
OF IMPLEMENTING
SUITABLE TECHNOLOGY
ACROSS THE BOARD TO
STREAMLINE, OPTIMISE
AND PROMOTE STRATEGIC
BUSINESS BENEFITS.
/////////////////
Dalibor Siroky, CEO and Co-Founder at Plutora
Swapping the ‘I’ for an ‘E’:
a title transition more logical than you’d think
Technology experts looking to
progress from a CIO to a CEO
within the industry may find it
in their best interests to take
Dalibor Siroky’s advice on how
to get there. Siroky is CEO and
Co-Founder at Plutora and is
here to inform CIOs of how to
succumb to the expectations
required of a CEO.
S
ome career changes could be deemed a stretch too far, but is
that the case for moving from CIO to CEO? Though it may come
as a surprise, this jump is less of a leap than you might expect.
A CIO’s role involves whole business evaluation just as a CEO’s does
and therefore someone in this position already has the foundations to
become the successful leader of an enterprise business. Put simply, the
road from CIO to CEO is almost as easy as going from A to B.
Building foundations with the ‘I’
A CIO manages the use of IT within the business as a whole and as such,
serves every other functional aspect of the company. It is imperative
that the CIO is on top of implementing suitable technology across the
board to streamline, optimise and promote strategic business benefits.
This means a CIO’s IT strategy will satisfy the needs of the business and
in doing so will recognise and understand, at least in some small part,
the specific details of what it takes to run every area both efficiently and
effectively. Not only this, but also how each area fits together to enable
the smooth functioning of the business.
In 2018 we have seen how technology is fundamental; leveraging it
effectively is a strategic imperative to business outcomes – now more
than ever – and that trend is showing no signs of slowing down. A
successful CIO needs to be a transformational leader – someone who
drives their team to work towards a common goal through setting the
www.intelligentcio.com
INTELLIGENTCIO
51