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right examples and inspiring communication
of shared values and vision. Fundamentally,
a CIO should be motivating the team to
achieve higher performance by appealing to
their sense of purpose and validating how
each is integral to the bigger business picture
– keeping the business running. business objectives, compiling the strategy
and driving the roadmap to achieve these
goals, and providing the dependability and
commitment to the business, the team and
to operating with excellence. vision for the whole company to follow; the
CEO will therefore need to have a strong
understanding of the possible challenges
that could occur, the risks worth taking and
the ones to avoid.
A change in thinking for the ‘E’ Therefore, while the CIO is in theory only
responsible for the business’ technology,
it is a far more business-centric role that
requires understanding the overarching It’s these same abilities and skills that
are critical to fulfilling the role of CEO
successfully. The CEO is relied upon to set
the business objectives, strategy, goals and This task requires the skill and experience to
take a comprehensive view of the business
as a whole – every department, job, action
and reaction – to see every part as one
harmonised machine, set the goals and map
out how to achieve them.
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